Question 26 · LEK · Terminal condition
The Code of Medical Ethics prohibits physicians from:
- A. conducting medical experiments aimed only at improving medical knowledge.
- B. performing prenatal diagnosis.
- C. performing in vitro fertilization.
- D. stopping reanimation of the terminally ill patient with no hope of recovery.
- E. assisting the patient in committing suicide.
Hint
Of the listed practices, only one is expressly forbidden, alongside euthanasia, in the Code's provisions on end-of-life care.
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