Question 21 · LEK · Terminal condition
Does the Code of Medical Ethics refer to euthanasia?
- A. no, that problem is not included in the document.
- B. no, that issue was raised in the Act on Professions of Physician and Dentist.
- C. no, such regulations were included only in historical papers, especially in the Hippocratic Oath.
- D. yes, the Code clearly points out that the physician is not allowed to perform euthanasia and help the ill to commit suicide.
- E. yes, but the Code does not use the term “euthanasia”.
Hint
Recall whether the Code explicitly names this practice and what it says about assisting suicide.
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