A 70-year-old patient with metastatic cancer requests euthanasia, which is illegal in the UK. What is the ethically appropriate response?...

Question

A 70-year-old patient with metastatic cancer requests euthanasia, which is illegal in the UK. What is the ethically appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Explore palliative care options and discuss patient concerns

Answer

Agree to provide euthanasia

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Provide sedation to hasten death secretly

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Refuse all treatments and discharge the patient

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Call the police immediately

Ethics — UKMLA MCQ