Doctors alone must make the final
decision whether to withdraw treatment, including artificial feeding, and allow
a terminally ill patient to die, according to British Medical Association
guidelines published yesterday. They must consult the family, take into account views of the patient and get a second medical opinion. But ultimately the responsibility rests with the doctor, and if the family disagrees it can only challenge his or her decision in the courts. Members of the BMA’s ethics committee, which produced the guidelines, said they were not a charter for euthanasia. "This is not about intending to kill people. It is about intending to withdraw what people believe to be useless or non-beneficial interventions," said Raanan Gillon, a GP and professor of medical ethics at Imperial College, London. "It is the difference between foresee A. (A) make it legal for a doctor to promote the premature death of a terminally iii patient B. (B) are not intended to hasten the death of a terminally iii patient C. (C) facilitate the medical killing of terminally iii patients D. (D) encourage the deliberate ending of life by careless doctors [填空题]You must make yourself (respect)()
[单项选择]Skippers must make a report to customs either in person or by telephone, if they have any duty-free goods on board, or are carrying prohibited goods including animals ______ their port of departure.
A. with regard to B. ignorant of C. resistant to D. irrespective of [填空题]We must make full use of these waste materials since they are still of some value.
[单项选择]We must make sure we get to the station(),because we’ve still got to buy our tickets.
A. on time B. in good time C. for a time D. at one time [填空题]You must make an apology to him, because you can’t ___________________( 为你粗鲁而愚蠢的行为辩护)
我来回答: 提交
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