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euthanasia — eu·tha·na·sia /ˌyü thə nā zhə/ n: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured persons in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy – called also mercy killing; eu·tha·na·sic / nā zik, sik/ adj Merriam … Law dictionary
euthanasia, active — n. Actively doing something to kill someone, such as administering poison. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
euthanasia, passive — n. Withholding artificial support in order to let a person die naturally; see also right to die, living will The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
EUTHANASIA — EUTHANASIA, term denoting the action of inducing gentle and easy death, first used by the British moral historian W.E.H. Lecky in 1869. Among advocates of this measure to terminate the life of sufferers from incurable or painful disease are many… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Euthanasia — For mercy killings performed on animals, see Animal euthanasia. Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Euthanasia and the law — Efforts to change government policies on euthanasia in the 20th century have met limited success in Western countries. Country policies are described below in alphabetical order, followed by the exceptional case of the Netherlands. Euthanasia… … Wikipedia
Euthanasia in the United States — Euthanasia is illegal in most of the United States. Attempts to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide resulted in ballot initiatives and legislation bills within the United States of America in the last 20 years. For example, Washington voters … Wikipedia
euthanasia, active/passive — Euthanasia is the action of directly causing the quick and painless death of a person, or omitting to prevent it when intervention was within the agent s powers. It is usually understood that euthanasia is performed only with the intention of… … Philosophy dictionary
Euthanasia — • From Greek eu, well, and thanatos, death, easy, painless death Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Euthanasia Euthanasia † … Catholic encyclopedia
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Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring — Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring (Gr. Gesetz zur Verhütung erbkranken Nachwuchses ) or Sterilization Law was a statute in Nazi Germany enacted on July 14, 1933, which allowed the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who … Wikipedia
