When a physician administers medication to relieve severe pain in a terminally ill patient,and the medication also hastens the patient's death,the situation is called
A)physician-assisted suicide.
B)passive euthanasia.
C)double effect.
D)active euthanasia.

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The situation described is known as the double effect, where the physician administers medication with the primary intention of relieving severe pain, but the foreseeable consequence is hastening the patient's death. This is not considered active euthanasia, as the primary intention is not to cause death, and it differs from physician-assisted suicide, where the patient is actively seeking to end their life. Passive euthanasia involves withholding or withdrawing treatment that is necessary for the patient's survival, which is not the case in the scenario described.

When a Physician Administers Medication to Relieve Severe Pain in a Terminally