Euthanasia definitions.
- Created by: JessicaRidley
- Created on: 26-04-16 11:16
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- The termination of a life, either with or without their consent, as a way of alleviating pain or removing unnecessary suffering.
- EUTHANASIA
- Greek translation of "good death"
- ACTIVE EUTHANASIA
- Where a person deliberately causes the patient's death they don't take patient's life per say, the allow them to die.
- PASSIVE EUTHANASIA
- Killed by an omission - withdrawing or withholding treatment.
- VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
- Occurs at the request of the person who dies.
- INVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
- Occurs when a person dies but chooses life - the same as murder.
- NON-VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
- Occurs when someone is unconscious or otherwise unable to make a meaningful choice.
- LIVING WILL
- A document that specifies an individual's wishes regarding care and treatment if he or she becomes incapacitated.
- EUTHANASIA
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