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Withholding food or liquids in order to end a patient's life is
 
  a. passive euthanasia.
  b. active euthanasia.
  c. illegal in all states.
  d. somewhere in between passive and active euthanasia.

Question 2

Centenarian refers to
 
  a. someone who is 100 or more years old.
  b. a retired person.
  c. our normal life expectancy today.
  d. anyone beyond age 80.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a. passive euthanasia.

Answer to Question 2

a. someone who is 100 or more years old.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Correct answers!


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