Definition of Euthanasia. Meaning of Euthanasia. Synonyms of Euthanasia

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Definition of Euthanasia

Euthanasia
Euthanasia Eu`tha*na"si*a . [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? well + ? death, ?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.] An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. ``An euthanasia of all thought.' --Hazlitt. The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. --Arbuthnot.

Meaning of Euthanasia from wikipedia

- Euthanasia (from Gr****: εὐθανασία, lit. 'good death': εὖ, eu, 'well, good' + θάνατος, thanatos, 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to...
- The legality of euthanasia varies between countries and territories. Efforts to change government policies on euthanasia of humans in the 20th and 21st...
- pronounced [akˈtsi̯oːn teː fiːɐ]) was a campaign of m**** murder by involuntary euthanasia in **** Germany. The term was first used in post-war trials against doctors...
- Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from Gr****: εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Reasons...
- The Euthanasia Coaster is the name given to a hypothetical steel roller coaster designed with the sole purpose of killing its p****engers: a euthanasia device...
- Euthanasia in Canada in its legal voluntary form is called Medical ****istance in Dying (MAiD, also spelled MAID) and it first became legal along with ****isted...
- Voluntary euthanasia is the ending of a person's life at their request in order to relieve them of suffering. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-****isted...
- Involuntary Euthanasia is currently illegal in all 50 states of the United States. ****isted suicide is legal in 10 jurisdictions in the US: Washington...
- Involuntary euthanasia is contrasted with voluntary euthanasia (euthanasia performed with the patient's consent) and non-voluntary euthanasia (when the...
- Euthanasia in the Netherlands is regulated by the "Termination of Life on Request and ****isted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act" which was p****ed in 2001...