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71. Polls usually indicate that the majority of the U. S. public ______ active euthanasia and the American Medical Association’s official position is _______ using active euthanasia as a means of ending a person’s life. a. opposes; strongly opposed to b. opposes; actively in favor of c. is in favor of; strongly opposed to d. is in favor of; actively in favor of 72. Suppose Paul believes that every dying person should be able to receive a medicine from a physician that will bring death quickly and painlessly. Paul’s position would ______ the opinion help by the majority of U.S. adults and would ______ the official position of the American Medical Association. a. be consistent with; be consistent with b. be consistent with; differ from c. differ from; be consistent with d. differ from; differ from 73. The use of “death machines” that administer a lethal drug automatically when a patient pushes a button is an example of the practice of: a. assisted suicide b. passive euthanasia c. palliative end-of-life care d. suicidal erosion 74. Rosanne has a terminal condition, and she has decided to request that her doctors withhold all life-sustaining procedures, so that her death will come about naturally. Rosanne’s request is best considered an example of: a. passive euthanasia b. active euthanasia c. natural euthanasia d. assisted suicide 75. A legal document that informs both family and health-care workers of the signer’s wish to avoid the use of “heroic measures” to maintain life in the event of irreversible illness is called a(n): a. donor’s will b. medical power of attorney c. intestate will d. living will 76. Kayla has drafted a legal document that informs both her family and health-care workers of her wish to avoid the use of heroic measures to maintain her life in the event of irreversible illness. This document is called a: a. medical power of attorney b. last will and testament c. living will d. dying declaration 77. In her elderly years, Barb signed a legal document that informed her family and doctor of her wish to avoid the use of heroic measures to keep her alive if she gets an irreversible illness. This document would be called: a. a medical power of attorney b. a living will c. an intestate will d. a donor’s will 78. A legal document that sets forth a person’s request for passive euthanasia is called a: a. last will and testament b. hospice request c. living will d. death trajectory 79. A person who would like to make his or her wishes known regarding the extent to which “heroic measures” should be taken to maintain his or her life in the event of irreversible illness or injury should: a. make arrangements for hospice care b. contact a medical doctor to enter a “assisted suicide pact” c. hire an attorney to draw up a living will d. make arrangements for palliative care 80. George is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, so he and his wife consult an attorney to draw up and sign documents giving George’s wife the legal authority to make decisions about George’s care. Such a document is called: a. living will b. a probated will c. a medical power of attorney d. a right to die document