The policy of the American Medical Association (AMA) on physician-assisted dying and letting patients die (withdrawing respirators or feeding tubes) changed between 1973 and 1986 in that:
A. a physician letting a patient die is no longer considered morally equivalent to physician-assisted dying.
B. physician-assisted dying is now allowed, but only for adults, not for children.
C. physician-assisted dying is now allowed if a patient consents.
D. both letting patients die and physician-assisted dying are forbidden.
E. no physician may earn money for letting patients die.
Answer: A
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