SAGE News Clip: Legalizing Assisted SuicideDescription: This video examines the issue of physician-assisted suicide. Judy White, a patient suffering from debilitating diabetes, has chosen to attempt to end her life through physician-assisted suicide. She attends a workshop led by Australian doctor Philip Nitschke, who helped four people commit suicide in 1996 when the practice was legal in Australia. Physician-assisted suicide is legal in Washington and Oregon; however, some protest the practice. Disability rights advocate Paul Longmore states that people should not wish to die because they are a burden to their loved ones. Instead, he suggests the health care system should support patients and their families.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in,
scroll to page 372 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:A conflict theorist might argue that the fact that some patients wish to die because they believe they are a burden to their loved one reflects ______ in the American health care system.
A. deprofessionalization
B. reflexivity
C. inequality
D. medicalization
Answer: C
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