首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
On an average of six times a day, a doctor in Holland practices "active" euthanasia: intentionally administering a lethal(致死的) d
On an average of six times a day, a doctor in Holland practices "active" euthanasia: intentionally administering a lethal(致死的) d
admin
2009-05-24
205
问题
On an average of six times a day, a doctor in Holland practices "active" euthanasia: intentionally administering a lethal(致死的) drug to a terminally ill patient who has asked to be relieved of suffering. Twenty times a day, life-prolonging treatment is withheld or withdrawn when there is no hope that it can effect an ultimate cure. "Active" euthanasia remains a crime on the Dutch statute books, punishable by 12 years in prison. But a series of court cases over the past 15 years has made it clear that a competent physician who carries it out will not be prosecuted.
Euthanasia, often called "mercy killing", is a crime everywhere in Western Europe. But more and more doctors and nurses readily admit to practicing it, most often in the "passive" form of withholding or withdrawing treatment. The long simmering euthanasia issue has lately boiled over into a sometimes fierce public debate, with both sides claiming the mantle of ultimate righteousness. Those opposed to the practice see themselves upholding sacred principles of respect for life, while those in favor raise the banner of humane treatment. After years on the defensive, the advocates now seem to be gaining ground. Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of British subjects favor euthanasia in some circumstances. An astonishing 76 percent of respondents to a poll taken last year in France said they would like the law changed to decriminalize mercy killings.
Euthanasia has been a topic of controversy in Europe since at least 1936, when a bill was introduced in the House of Lords that would have legalized mercy killing under very tightly supervised conditions. That bill failed, as have three others introduced in the House of Lords since then.
Reasons for the latest surge of interest in euthanasia are not hard to find. Europeans, like Americans, are now living longer. Therefore, lingering chronic diseases have replaced critical illnesses as the primary cause of death. And the euthanasists argue that every human being should have the right to "die with dignity", by which they usually mean the right to escape the horrors of a painful or degrading hospitalization(住院治疗).
Most experts believe that euthanasia will continue to be practiced no matter what the law says.
选项
A、a doctor who practices euthanasia will not be punished
B、euthanasia is regarded as illegal
C、euthanasia is very popular
D、active euthanasia is still illegal, but people often tolerate an experienced doctor who carries it out
答案
D
解析
文章第一段说,根据荷兰法律,进行积极安乐死是犯罪,但近十几年的案例显示,称职的医生这样做是不会被起诉的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/3WYi777K
本试题收录于:
GCT工程硕士(英语)题库专业硕士分类
0
GCT工程硕士(英语)
专业硕士
相关试题推荐
Whatmadeanimpressionontheauthor?Mostofthethingsinthestorewindowwere______.
ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich’sexperimentsis______.Theword"bested"(Line3,Para.5)mostprobablymeans______.
Therealestatecorporationislookingfor______.Thepersonwhoisinterestedinthepositionshould______.
A:DoctorSmithisengagedonWednesday.WouldyouliketocomeonThursday?B:______.
Thedifferencesinlivingstandardsaroundtheworldarevast.In1993,theaverageAmericanhadanincomeofabout$25,000.In
Thefitnessmovementthatbeganinthelate1960sandearly1970scenteredaroundaerobicexercise(有氧操).Millionsofindividuals
Americansbelievethateducationis______.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage.’?
PersonA:Excuseme.Canyoutellmethewaytothemuseum?PersonB:______.
Thesuspect______thathehadassaultedawoman.
SpeakerA:AreyouMs.Kelsey,theofficemanager?SpeakerB:______.
随机试题
腺样囊性癌预后最差的组织学类型为
翳风穴位于
患者,女性,30岁。1周来发热,尿频、尿急、尿痛伴腰痛,既往无类似病史。查体:体温38.3℃,心肺检查未见异常。腹软,肝脾肋下未触及,双肾区有叩击痛。化验:尿蛋白(+),白细胞30~50个/HP,可见白细胞管型。治疗本病的一般用药疗程是
其中有330味中药记有“修治”专项,综述了前代炮制经验的著作是
在开标时,被判定为无效投标文件的有()。
主动投资的目标是()。
甲股份有限公司(下称“甲公司”)为上市公司,系增值税一般纳税人,销售商品适用的增值税税率为17%;适用所得税税率为25%,所得税采用资产负债表债务法核算,当年发生的可抵扣暂时性差异预计未来期间内能够转回,期初递延所得税资产、负债均无余额;按净利润的10%计
内部关系是指公安机关内部上下级之间、同级与同级之间、警种与警种之间,按照一定规则构成的关系。关于内部关系,下列说法正确的有()。
Conventionalwisdomaboutconflictseemsprettymuchcutanddried.Toolittleconflictbreedsapathyandstagnation.Toomuch
Menaremuch"smarter"thanwomenwhenitcomestoshopping,accordingtoasurveyof1,000peoplewhichfoundthat42%ofmena
最新回复
(
0
)