- Euthanasia - Wikipedia
Euthanasia (from Greek: εὐθανασία, lit 'good death': εὖ, eu, 'well, good' + θάνατος, thanatos, 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering [1][2] Different countries have different euthanasia laws
- What Is Euthanasia? Types, Legal Status, Facts, and Controversy
Learn about the types of euthanasia, including where they're legal and why they’re controversial, and discover tips on making difficult end-of-life decisions
- Euthanasia | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
Euthanasia, act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from painful and incurable disease or incapacitating physical disorder or allowing them to die by withholding treatment or withdrawing artificial life-support measures
- Euthanasia: Right to life vs right to die - PMC
The motive for many euthanasia requests is unawareness of alternatives Patients hear from their doctors that ‘nothing can be done anymore’ However, when patients hear that a lot can be done through palliative care, that the symptoms can be controlled, now and in the future, many do not want euthanasia anymore16
- Euthanasia: Understanding the Qualifying Factors and Legality
Euthanasia refers to compassionately letting, promoting, or causing the death of a dying person It is most often used for a person who has a life-ending illness and is in extreme pain The word euthanasia has its roots in the words "eu" and "thanatos," meaning a "good death "
- What are euthanasia and assisted suicide? - Medical News Today
Euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is an action taken to end the life of a person experiencing long-term illness This article examines the debate around it
- Ethics - Euthanasia: Ethics of euthanasia - introduction - BBC
What is Euthanasia? Euthanasia is the termination of a very sick person's life in order to relieve them of their suffering A person who undergoes euthanasia usually has an incurable
- euthanasia | Wex | US Law | LII Legal Information Institute
Euthanasia, sometimes called mercy killing, is the ending of a person’s life who is terminally ill and suffering in pain It is different from assisted suicide , which refers to a physician assisting the person in ending their life
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