Question

The type of euthanasia which involves the removal of life sustaining treatments and then allowing the person to die naturally is called: Select one: a. voluntary b. nonvoluntary c. active d. passive e. all of the above f. none of the above

Answer 1

THERE ARE MAINLY FOUR TYPES OF EUTHANASIA .THEY ARE FOLLOWING

1. ACTIVE EUTHANASIA IS WHEN DEATH IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY AN ACT . for example WHEN A PERSON IS KILLED BY BEING GIVEN AN OVERDOSE OF PAIN- KILLERS.
2. PASSIVE EUTHANASIA IS WHEN DEATH IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY AN OMISSION. for example SOMEONE LETS THE PERSON DIE .THIS CAN BE BY WITHDRAWING OR WITHHOLDING TREATMENT.
3. VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA OCCURS AT THE REQUEST OF THE PERSON WHO DIES.
4. NON-VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA OCCURS WHEN THE PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS OR OTHER WISE UNABLE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CHOICE BETWEEN LIVING AND DYING , AND AN APPROPRIATE PERSON TAKES THE DECISION ON THEIR BEHALF

IN THIS QUESTION THE ANSWER IS PASSIVE EUTHANASIA (OPTION D)