End-of-life decisions, ethics and the law:
End-of-life decisions, ethics and the law:
End-of-life decisions, ethics and the law:
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4. Assisted dying (6)Question 1: (Imagine assisted dying is <strong>law</strong>ful, with safeguards.) If a competent, terminally ill patient whois rational <strong>and</strong> reflective repeatedly asks you to inject drugs to end his or her <strong>life</strong>, are <strong>the</strong>re any situationswhere it would be acceptable for you to give a lethal injection?YES25%Uncertain15%Definitely not60%Figure 3: The <strong>ethics</strong> <strong>of</strong> doctor-assisted suicide28
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