mercy killing

euthanasia | American Dictionary

euthanasia
noun[ U ]
us/ˌju·θəˈneɪ·ʒə/
the killing of someone who is very ill to end the person’s suffering

Examples of euthanasia

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Do you believe that euthanasia has been performed in our country secretly, although it is illegal?
In addition, the authors deliver a quick overlook of dilemmas concerning legalisation and application of euthanasia.
The bill obliges physicians to report euthanasia to the prosecution, while euthanasia itself remains a criminal offence.
What about the theological sanctity of human life argument, which also condemns voluntary active euthanasia?
Indeed, as long as lethal palliation is permitted, those distinctions cannot even place withdrawing life-sustaining treatment and active euthanasia on different sides of the line.
Eighty-one of 85 oncologists answered the question of who should decide to perform euthanasia.
If the patient's condition is intolerable, a physician may chose to perform euthanasia when he considers the conflicting duties carefully.
This clearly contradicts the empirical observation that points to a change of the statutory interpretation towards a more liberal view of euthanasia.
This implies that each player has a unique position on euthanasia; one that a player prefers most.
The policy dimension varies from maintaining, or even reinforcing, a ban on euthanasia (right), to legalizing euthanasia completely (left).
They preferred the continuation of the current governing coalition to their own position on euthanasia.
Some respondents talked positively of euthanasia as a solution to the potential trauma involved in suffering a lingering demise.
For example, interesting questions can be posited regarding advance directives that request euthanasia.
The euthanasia debate in particular seems to have become mired in rhetoric and stalled by all-too-familiar arguments.
But let us suppose, for a moment, that euthanasia were to be allowed for competent patients who are suffering unbearably.
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