Question

Basilio, a cocaine addict, sustained severe and irreversible brain damage because of an accidental overdose of drugs. After spending weeks in the hospital, he did not show any signs of improvement. His wife and children then decided to request the hospital authorities to remove his life-support system in order to allow Basilio to die. In this scenario, the withholding of the life-support system is an example of _____ euthanasia.

Answer 1

Answer:

In this scenario, the withholding of the life-support system is an example of passive euthanasia.

Explanation:

Euthanasia can be defined as a way of assisting someone to die painlessly. In active euthanasia, the patient is injected with drugs that will lead to his death. That is not Basilio's case. His is an example of passive euthanasia, in which life-support system or medication is removed so that the patient will die naturally, so to speak.