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Why are there ethical issues surrounding end-of-life care?
because patients have the right to refuse end-of-life care
because patients do not have the right to make end-of-life decisions
because patients have the right to accept life support
because sometimes patients cannot make decisions for themselves
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Best answer: "because sometimes patients cannot make decisions for themselves."
Explanation: Ethical issues at the end of life commonly arise when patients lack decision‑making capacity and others (surrogates, clinicians) must decide about starting, continuing, withholding, or withdrawing treatment. Patient autonomy (the right to accept or refuse treatment) and disagreements about life‑support choices can also create ethical conflicts, but the key source of complexity in many cases is incapacity and surrogate decision‑making. Option 2 is incorrect.
Explanation: Ethical issues at the end of life commonly arise when patients lack decision‑making capacity and others (surrogates, clinicians) must decide about starting, continuing, withholding, or withdrawing treatment. Patient autonomy (the right to accept or refuse treatment) and disagreements about life‑support choices can also create ethical conflicts, but the key source of complexity in many cases is incapacity and surrogate decision‑making. Option 2 is incorrect.
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