Use the word given in capitals at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the space.
Voluntary euthanasia
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| There are many moral issues which remain (1) to this day. One of these is voluntary euthanasia. Let's say there is a patient who has a terminal disease. All possible treatments |
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| known to science are (2) . There's no cure, and no hope. The patient's death |
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| from this disease at some point in the future is (3) . Most of us would say that, as |
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| long as the patient is fairly comfortable and pain-free, there's no moral issue. But what if the patient is in extreme agony? They cannot live (4) of machines and 24-hour care. What if the |
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| patient (5) and continually asks for their life to be brought to an end by doctors? Should the doctors refuse? At present, in most countries, there are laws against voluntary euthanasia. |
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| But from a moral point of view, we have to (6) that there is a problem. Do the |
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| doctors really have the right to be (7) to the patient's wishes? |
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| On the other hand, opponents of voluntary euthanasia argue that scientific (8) is increasing all the time. An incurable disease one day may be curable the next. They also argue |
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| that if the law was changed, the (9) situation would put doctors in a much worse position. They currently have no choice. Do we as a society have the right to expect doctors to |
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| (10) such a difficult and complex issue? |
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