QUESTION 11 Review the Death with Dignity Annual Report for 2012 (Year 15 - rele

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QUESTION 11

Review the Death with Dignity Annual Report for 2012 (Year 15 - released January 2013). Which of the following statement(s) is true?

Slightly more males than females have taken advantage of the law.

The vast majority of patients who have taken advantage of the law are White.

Most patients who take advantage of the law are enrolled in hospice.

All of the Above

Both (b) and (c)

5 points   

QUESTION 12

According to information available from the state of Oregon, fewer prescriptions were written under the Death With Dignity Act in 2009 than in 2008.

True

False

5 points   

QUESTION 13

An analysis of data from Oregon's Death with Dignity law indicates very large increases in participation every year since the law's inception in 1998.

True

False

5 points   

QUESTION 14

Which of the following must be met in order for a person to participate in the Death with Dignity Act in Oregon? Check all that apply:

Patient must be 18 years or older

Patient must be a resident of Oregon

Patient must be competent (i.e., capable of making and communicating health care decisions for him/herself)

Patient must be enrolled in hospice

Patient must be suffering from uncontrollable pain

Patient must be diagnosed with a terminal illness

Patient must have six (6) months or less to live

10 points   

QUESTION 15

Timothy Quill was convicted of 2nd degree murder in the assisted death of Diane and was sentenced to 10-25 years in jail.

True

False

Slightly more males than females have taken advantage of the law.

The vast majority of patients who have taken advantage of the law are White.

Most patients who take advantage of the law are enrolled in hospice.

All of the Above

Both (b) and (c)

Explanation / Answer

Answer 11.

Option e. ‘both b and C ‘is the correct answer

This is because the 15 th annual report for the Oregon Death with Penalty law (2012) shows that 97% of the people who died using Oregon’s law in 2012 were enrolled in hospice, most were white (97.4%), well-educated and had cancer (75.3%). The law allows terminally-ill adult Oregonians to obtain and use prescriptions from their physicians for self-administered, lethal doses of medications.

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