Question

The Right to Die

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

a. Who are kept alive in artificial ways? Thousands of young people.

b. What are the reasons why patients are allowed to die? Medical costs are very high, the family suffers and the patients have no chance of recovery.

c. How much is probably the cost of a hospital room for 3 (three) days? A minimum of $300.

d. Who should mostly take care of the terminally ill patient? The family must spend time to care for the special needs of their loved one.

e. Why does the text mention Karen Quinlan in Paragraph 3? Karen Quinlan is an example of how family suffers watching their terminally ill loved one.

f. What is the function of life-support machine? The function of a life-support machine is to keep a patient alive.

g. Why was Karen’s breathing machine turned off? Karen’s health was not improving; her parents asked the judge to turn off her breathing machine.