Euthanasia
Intentionally ending someone's life in order to end suffering is called __________.
Euthanasia
Which ancient Greek physician is associated with the oath doctors take?
Hippocrates
_____________ was at the center of a major debate over removing a feeding tube.
Terri Schiavo
A patient decides for themselves whether they want a medical treatment. Which principle is this?
Autonomy
The study of right and wrong is called _____.
Ethics
Before agreeing to a medical procedure, a patient should give informed _____.
Consent
The Hippocratic Oath says doctors should protect a patient's _____.
Privacy
___________ killed his daughter Tracy, saying he wanted to end her suffering.
Robert Latimer
A doctor chooses a treatment because they believe it will benefit their patient's health. Which principle is this?
Beneficence
Which ethical theory focuses on producing the greatest good for the greatest number?
Utilitarianism
A patient's ability to understand information and make medical decisions is called _____.
Competence
“Do no _____” is one of the most famous ideas associated with medical ethics.
Harm!
_________ killed his paralyzed wife after she had repeatedly expressed that she no longer wanted to live.
William Dresser
A doctor avoids a treatment because it could unnecessarily hurt the patient. Which principle is this?
Non-maleficence
Which ethical theory focuses on duties and rules rather than the consequences of an action?
Deontology
Giving medication to make a dying patient unconscious in order to relieve severe suffering is called ____________
Terminal Sedation
The Declaration of _____ is a modern physician pledge similar to the Hippocratic Oath.
Geneva
Terri Schiavo was kept alive using a feeding tube for how long?
15 years!
Patients should receive fair and equal treatment, regardless of who they are. Which principle is this?
Justice
The idea that morality may differ depending on a person's culture or perspective is moral _____.
Relativism
The argument that allowing one action could eventually lead to increasingly harmful actions is called the ______________ argument.
Slippery slope
What is the name of the doctor who wrote the Modern Hippocratic Oath in 1964?
Louis Lasagna
Terri Schiavo did not have an _______________ stating what medical treatment she wanted.
Advance Directive
Tracy Latimer could not communicate or make her own decision about whether she wanted to die. Which principle was most limited?
Autonomy
Which ethical theory asks what a good or moral person would do?
Virtue