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D Question 1 2 pts Which of the following is the best (classic/act) Utilitarian reasoning in favor of allowing the patient to refuse treatment? Surgery always involves some harm to the patient, with some degree of suffering as a result, and Utilitarianism requires you to minimize suffering. It would be a waste of your time and energy to oppose her wishes, which would reduce your own level of happiness. O She is clearly afraid of the surgery, so the disadvantages of surgery outweigh the benefits. She is probably a better judge than you are of what will produce the most happiness for herself and other people in her life, assuming that you have no strong reason to doubt her judgment. So, if she judges that refusing treatment will have the best consequences, then she might be right about that. D Question 2 2 pts Which of the following would be the best Kantian reason to try to talk her into changing her mind and accepting the treatment? That her refusal was motivated mostly by fear and was not rational That she would be happier if she received the treatment. That the benefits of the treatment outweigh the disadvantages. That you are personally concerned about her welfare. D Question 3 2 pts

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