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Turning off a respirator or a heart-lung machine is an example of _____ euthanasia.

a. active
b. deliberate
c. sustained
d. passive

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The correct answer is d. passive

Turning off a respirator or a heart-lung machine is an example of passive euthanasia. Passive euthanasia occurs when a medical professional allows the patient to die by not intervening with a treatment at all or by discontinuing a treatment when the situation is futile.






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