An 89-year-old woman is diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to the lungs, bone, and brain. Four months after diagnosis, the patient is admitted to

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An 89-year-old woman is diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to the lungs, bone, and brain. Four months after diagnosis, the patient is admitted to the hospital with excruciating bone pain and changes in her mental status. What term refers to the administration of morphine to relieve this pain with the incidental consequence of causing respiratory depression and death?
(A) Indirect euthanasia
(B) Involuntary active euthanasia
(C) Nonvoluntary active euthanasia
(D) Passive euthanasia
(E) Voluntary active euthanasia