practice it\nlack of heartbeat and respiratio...

practice it\nlack of heartbeat and respiration\npassive euthanasia\npersistent vegetative state\nwhole - brain death\nactive euthanasia\nclinical death

Answer

# Answer: E. clinical death # Brief Explanations: Clinical death is defined by lack of heartbeat and respiration. Other options have different criteria. Passive euthanasia is withholding treatment, persistent vegetative state has some brain - stem function, whole - brain death involves no brain function, and active euthanasia is taking action to end life.