euthanasia
IPA: juθʌnˈeɪʒʌ
noun
- 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.
- (obsolete) An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death.
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Examples of "euthanasia" in Sentences
- In the early summer of 1940 he was ordered to the Sonnenstein euthanasia centre.
- If you think euthanasia is covered in Section 1233, get some cash loans and get a hobby.
- The word euthanasia comes from the Greek language and literally means "good or happy death"
- According to Wikipedia, the term euthanasia come from the Greek words “eu” and “thanatos” which combined means “good death.”
- The discussion over euthanasia is often a conflict of different values, including: autonomy family, community, faith traditions, society beneficence care provider values
- Given that our health care system costs significantly less than the US system, and that euthanasia is in any event relatively rare, I assure you that cost cutting has nothing whatsoever to do withit.
- He and co-author Dr Ken Flegel write that physicians should stop "using the term euthanasia to describe the actions we might take to help dying patients and stop using such value-laden terms as starve and kill to explain those medical actions."
- While People Cut the Heads Off Children by Abortion in All 50 States, Some States Seek Ban On Gas Euthanasia of Shelter Animals Six states are considering proposals to ban carbon monoxide gas chamber use in animal shelters as a means of euthanasia, in response to animal rights supporters who say the process is inhumane.
- My position on euthanasia is actually derived from the ancient Greek one; that is, I am generally in favour of allowing it, as long as the person being euthanized is in perfectly sound mental condition, not non compos mentis, and has positively re-affirmed his decision at least three times over the period of at least a suspended period of time to allow for reconsideration (say 15 or 30 days).
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