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euthanasia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mercy killing |
| Type of | kill, killing, putting to death |
Examples of euthanasia
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Duke Henri refused to sign a bill to legalize euthanasia for the terminally ill.
From the time.com
Euthanasia is illegal in Italy, but patients have the right to refuse treatment.
From the cnn.com
Allegations of euthanasia at Memorial first surfaced a week after the hurricane.
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Nonetheless, the story caused an uproar in Britain, where euthanasia is illegal.
From the time.com
Emanuel is an opponent of legalization of doctor-assisted suicide or euthanasia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Active voluntary euthanasia is legal in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The quizzes have been so successful that euthanasia rates have been cut by 40%.
From the time.com
Prof Lewis Wolpert urged the Government to look again at the issue of euthanasia.
From the telegraph.co.uk
She must have an altar in her home and must have observed an animal euthanasia.
From the dallasnews.com
- The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
- Note: Varies by jurisdiction
- Animal euthanasia (from the Greek meaning "good death") is the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, an animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition. ...
- The practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end great suffering or poor quality of life; An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death
- Literally meaning a good death. Used to descibe the doctor assisted death for a patient with a pianful terminal condition, the switching off of life support machines for those in comas, the killing of the elderly or disabled. ...
- The killing, or the allowance of the death of, a being out of mercy and for the sake of the animal, when that being is "hopelessly sick or injured." Imprecise, euphemistic use of the term to refer to the killing of healthy animals is controversial.
- From the Greek for good death, it is the mercy killing of someone with terminal or incurable disease, a coup de grace.
- The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.
- The putting to death, by painless method, of a terminally-ill or severely debilitated person through the omission (intentionally withholding a life-saving medical procedure, also known as "passive euthanasia") or commission of an act ("active euthanasia'). See also living will.
