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
外语
Among the most enduring of all horrors is the prospect of a slow, painful death. Those who witness the protracted terminal illne
Among the most enduring of all horrors is the prospect of a slow, painful death. Those who witness the protracted terminal illne
admin
2010-02-21
36
问题
Among the most enduring of all horrors is the prospect of a slow, painful death. Those who witness the protracted terminal illness of a friend or relative often view the eventual death more as a relief than a tragedy.
But to make life-or-death decisions on behalf of a dying person unable to communicate his or her wishes is to enter a moral and legal minefield. Could a doctor be sued for withholding treatment and allowing someone to dieor for not allowing him or her to die? Could it ever be lawful to withhold food and water?
Legal moves are afoot which may settle these questions. Recently, a group on voluntary euthanasia proposed legislation to make documents known as "Advance Directives", or Living Wills, legally binding.
An Advance Directive sets out the kind of medical treatment a person wishes to receive, or not receive, should he or she ever be in a condition that prevents them expressing those wishes. Such documents, much in vogue in the US and some Commonwealth countries, are becoming increasingly popular in Britain.
A clear distinction must be drawn between actions requested by an Advance Directive, and active euthanasia, or "mercy killing". A doctor who took a positive step such as giving a lethal injection-to help a patient die would, as the law stands, be guilty of murder or aiding and abetting suicide, depending on the circumstances.
An Advance Directive, however, requests only passive euthanasia: the withholding of medical treatment aimed solely at sustaining the life of a patient who is terminally ill or a vegetable. The definition of medical treatment, in such circumstances, can include food and water. The enforceability of the Advance Directive stems from the notion, long accepted in English law, that a person who is both old enough to make an informed decision and compos mentis, is entitled to refuse any medical treatment offered by a doctor, even if that refusal leads to the person’s death. A doctor who forces treatment on a patient against his or her wishes is, therefore, guilty of an assault. Case law exists in the US and several Commonwealth countries that extends this right of autonomy over one’s life to patients who write an Advance Directive refusing treatment and subsequently lose their previously made instructions any differently.
A doctor will be guilty of murder if he ______.
选项
A、advises a patient to draw up his Advance Directive
B、refuses to carry out an Advance Directive
C、prescribes a medication that will quicken the death of a terminal patient
D、stops giving medication to terminally iii patient according to his Advance Directive
答案
C
解析
文章第五段提到“A doctor who took a positive step such as giving a lethal injection-to help a patient die would, as the law stands, be guilty of murder or aiding and abetting suicide”,可以看出,只有积极的作为去帮助病人死亡才是有罪的。所以答案应该为C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ReIO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
•Lookatthenotesbelow.•Someinformationismissing.•Youwillhearaconversationaboutmakingtravelarrangements.•For
WhatisJamesmostinterestedindiscussing?JamessaysthatPeterJoneshasproduced
Lookatthenotesbelow.Someinformationismissing.Youwillhearanemployeeispresentinghiscompanytoaprospectiveclien
NotesforNewProductMessagesProductname:【A1】______AutodiallerRecognisednameandphonenumbercapacity:【A2】______Recorde
•YouworkforaninternationalcompanyinLosAngeles.•Youhavearrangedtomeetacolleague,CaroleBuckley,intheNewYorko
•Readthefollowingpassagebelowaboutafurnitureretailer.•Foreachquestion(23-28),choosethecorrectanswer.•Markon
Saleswerenotgoodbecausedistributionproblemsledtoaslightdropinprofits.Thecompanyhadproblemswith______.
ItispossibleforstudentstoobtainadvanceddegreesinEnglishwhileknowinglittleornothingabouttraditionalscholarlyme
In1982,HitachiwasindictedforstealingconfidentialdocumentsfromIBM.Aspartofacourtsettlement,thecompanypaidIBM
Analystshavehadtheirgoathumor,andIhavereadsomeofthisinterpretativeliterature,butwithoutbeinggreatlyinstructe
随机试题
提示颅底骨折的CT征象是
距肛门5cm的直肠癌,最适宜的手术方式是
乳房后脓肿切开引流最好采用
男,48岁。护理体检时护士发现病人腹壁静脉曲张,脸色发黑、灰暗、皮肤粗糙、无光泽。该病人最可能是
建筑火灾蔓延的传热基础就是热量传递,其中热量传递的主要方式有()。
下列特性不属于义务教育特征的是()。
先秦两汉时期成就最高、影响最大、通过人物描写来反映历史面貌的作品是()。
“常在河边走,哪能不湿鞋。”搞财会工作的,都免不了有或多或少的经济问题,特别是在当前商品经济大潮下,更是如此。以下哪项如果是真的,最有力地削弱了上述断定?
阅读下列说明,回答问题1至问题5,将解答填入答题纸的对应栏内。【说明】PNG(PortableNetworkGraphicFormat)图像文件格式是一种常用的位图文件存储格式。PNG文件中能够以无损压缩方式存储深度最高为16位的灰度图像
以下关于查询描述正确的是______。
最新回复
(
0
)