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Euthanasia (from Greek: εὐθανασία, lit. 'good death': εὖ, eu, 'well, good' + θάνατος, thanatos, 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. [ 1][ 2] Different countries have different euthanasia laws. The British House of Lords select committee on medical ethics defines euthanasia ...
Voluntary euthanasia is the ending of a person's life at their request in order to relieve them of suffering. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) have been the focus of intense debate in recent years. Some forms of voluntary euthanasia are legal in Australia, [ 1][ 2] Belgium, [ 3] Canada, [ 4] Colombia, [ 5] Luxembourg ...
Involuntary euthanasia is illegal in all 50 states of the United States. [ 1] Assisted suicide is legal in 10 jurisdictions in the US: Washington, D.C. [ 2] and the states of California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine, [ 3] New Jersey, [ 4] Hawaii, and Washington. [ 5] The status of assisted suicide is disputed in Montana, though ...
Canada. Voluntary active euthanasia, called "physician assisted dying", is legal in Canada for all people over the age of 18 who have a terminal illness that has progressed to the point where natural death is "reasonably foreseeable." To prevent suicide tourism, only people eligible to claim Canadian health insurance may use it.
Medical ethics. A surrogate decision maker, also known as a health care proxy or as agents, is an advocate for incompetent patients. If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves about personal care, a surrogate agent must make decisions for them. If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that ...
The name given to the act of MAiD varies by country: in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg, the act is referred to as euthanasia; another European term is physician-assisted dying (PAD); and medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is the common term in Canada. The terms PAD and MAiD cover assisted suicide as well as euthanasia.
Terminal dehydration (also known as voluntary death by dehydration or VDD) [ 8] has been described as having substantial advantages over physician-assisted suicide with respect to self-determination, access, professional integrity, and social implications. Specifically, a patient has a right to refuse treatment and it would be a personal ...
Euthanasia solution. A euthanasia solution is a drug-containing aqueous solution for intentionally ending life to either relieve pain and suffering or execute convicts. [ 1] The drugs used in euthanasia solution do not only need to be safe to personnel, but they also need to have a rapid onset of action and minimize the possible pain felt by ...