Question 1: People who agree with physician-assisted suicide might use which claim in their arguments supporting this procedure?
- Adults in these conditions are not free to make end-of-life decisions.
- Physician assisted suicide might diminish the value of life in society at large.
- Keeping people alive to suffer is cruel.
- Doctors have a duty to aid in end-of-life decisions.
- None of the above
Question 2: A deontologist could argue which statement in relation to the issue of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia?
- PAS and euthanasia are not ethically acceptable, because life is universally valuable and these procedures result in death.
- PAS and euthanasia are not ethically acceptable, because they lead to greater amounts of unhappiness than keeping people alive.
- PAS and euthanasia are ethically acceptable because one always has to respect the dignity of life and allowing people this choice affirms their dignity.
- A and B
- A and C
Question 3: Which company recruited homeless people to test its drugs?
- Pfizer
- Eli Lilly
- SmithKline Beecham
- Merck
- None of the above
Question 4: What is the best way to define the word "autonomy" when it comes to ethical decision making?
- Having the freedom to do whatever someone wants to do
- Having limitations that prevent one from doing what one wants to do
- Having the freedom to make decisions that align with one's desires, goals, and social context
- Being determined by fate to act in specific ways
- None of the above
Question 5: Florynce Kennedy would agree with which statement?
- Making abortion illegal is the result of continual undermining of women's rights.
- If men could get pregnant, abortion would be illegal.
- Women have had historical power to make decisions about legislation that relates to abortion.
- Men in general have cared about women's autonomy when they make decisions about rights.
- None of the above
Question 6: Which group of people might not be fully autonomous in choosing to be a research subject?
- The incarcerated
- The poor
- The mentally ill
- All of the above
- None of the above
Question 7: According to the text, how many states have laws prohibiting physician-assisted suicide?
Question 8: Death with Dignity requires that______________
- the patient desire to undertake the procedure.
- the doctor administer the lethal dose.
- the patient have a family member aid in administering the lethal dose.
- A and B
- A and C
Question 9: Which is a guideline for doctors pursuing research with human subjects?
- The human subject does not need to consent.
- The experiment can be based on activity that does not necessarily promote a greater
- good for society.
- The degree of risk should not be greater than the seriousness of the problem that needs to be solved.
- Subjects should not be able to end the experiment when they choose.
- The scientist has the right to continue the experiment after determining that harm might result.
Question 10: People who work in the field of mental health__________________
- may reveal information in cases where the patient intends bodily harm to another person.
- may never reveal confidential information.
- ought to never reveal any information.
- may not reveal information about diseases that could be used to inflict pain on another person.
- none of the above