Question

Which two negative consequences does Arras fear will happen if physician-assisted suicide is legalized?

(Choose the best two answers.)

		Although physicians may seek to help their patients by providing physician-assisted suicide, they will risk undermining their professional role as healers, and their patients will no longer trust them.
		Although the law may be written narrowly so that it applies only to autonomous, terminally ill patients, it will gradually be extended to patients who are not terminally ill as well as incompetent patients (non-voluntary euthanasia).
		Although such a law is intended to respect human dignity, it will end up reducing society's appreciation of the value of human life.
		Although the criteria for administering physician-assisted suicide may be strict, the enforcement of the rules will be compromised due to unreliable diagnosis, discrimination, economic pressure, the desire for privacy, and other factors. People will choose physician-assisted suicide only because they were not offered more appropriate treatment options.

Answer 1

Negative consequences of legalization of PSA (physician-assisted suicide):

Although physicians may seek to help their patients by providing PSA, they will risk undermining their professional role as healers, and that will fatally compromises the physician-patient relationship.

Although the law may be legalized narrowly so that it applies only to autonomous, terminally ill patients, it will gradually be extended to patients who are not terminally ill as well as incompetent patients (i.e legalization of active euthanasia without special restrictions).

So, the correct options are (a) and (b).