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Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicid e

Euthanasia – Directly or indirectly bringing about the death of a person for that person’s sake. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicid e . Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicid e . Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide. Involuntary Euthanasia-

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Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicid e

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  1. Euthanasia – Directly or indirectly bringing about the death of a person for that person’s sake Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

  2. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

  3. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

  4. Involuntary Euthanasia- Euthanasia performed on a person against his or her wishes. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

  5. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Non-voluntary Euthanasia – Euthanasia performed on a person who is not competent to decide the issue and has left no instructions regarding end-of-life preferences.

  6. Voluntary Euthanasia – Euthanasia performed on a person with his or her permission Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

  7. Advance Directive A legal document allowing physicians to withhold or withdraw treatment if a patient becomes terminally ill and unable to express his or her wishes. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

  8. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Active Euthanasia – Euthanasia performed by taking a direct action to cause someone’s death; mercy killing

  9. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Passive Euthanasia – Euthanasia performed by withholding or withdrawing measures necessary for sustaining life.

  10. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide • Thanatron, • Greek for "Instrument of Death."

  11. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Physician Assisted Suicide – The killing of a person by the person’s own hand with the help of a physician

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