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Euthanasia
The act or practice of, for reasons of mercy, deliberately and painlessly killing persons or animals who suffer from a painful and incurable disease or condition, or who are aged and helpless.
In ancient Greek, the term eu thanatos meant "easy death." Today's euthanasia generally refers to mercy killing, the voluntary ending of the life of someone who is terminally or hopelessly ill. Like abortion, euthanasia has become a legal, medical, and ethical issue over which opinion is divided.
Euthanasia can be either active or passive.
Active euthanasia means that a physician or other medical personnel takes a deliberate action that will induce death, such as administering an overdose of morphine, insulin, or barbiturates, followed by an injection of curare.
Passive euthanasia means letting a patient die for lack of treatment, or suspending treatment that has begun. Examples of passive euthanasia include taking patients off a respirator (a breathing apparatus) or removing other life-support systems. Stopping the food supply — usually intravenous feeding to comatose patients — is also considered passive.
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