Health: The Basics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134709680
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 4PQB
Kerri’s elderly grandmother is terminally ill and wants to die without medical intervention. Her family has agreed to withhold treatment that may prolong her life. This is called
- a. rational suicide.
- b. health care proxy.
- c. passive euthanasia.
- d. active euthanasia.
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