The Karen Quinlan case demonstrated the problems caused when doctors

a. ?extend life without regard to the quality of that life.
b. ?perform organ transplants.
c. ?perform kidney dialysis.
d. genetically alter fetuses.
e. transfer patients from hospitals to nursing homes.


ANSWER:
a

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