active euthanasia
Deliberate death assistance
Active euthanasia is the deliberate ending of a life to relieve suffering, typically by administering a lethal substance.
It contrasts with passive euthanasia, which involves withdrawing treatment and allowing death to occur.
The physician was charged with active euthanasia after giving the patient a fatal injection.
The practice remains illegal in most jurisdictions, though some countries permit it under strict conditions.
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- legalizationMaking something lawful
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
slippery slope · human rights · patient rights · healthcare law · religious beliefs · secularism · philosophy · autonomy
Capital punishment by needle
- lethal doseAmount causing death
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- intravenousInto the vein
- sedativesDrugs that calm
painless · humane · clinical · medical intervention · overdose
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- voluntaryDone by choice
- dignityInnate personal worth
agency · decision · free will · competence · informed consent · patient autonomy · right to die · personal choice
Incurable, deadly medical condition
- palliative careRelief-focused medicine for illness
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- advance directiveDocumented future healthcare preferences
- living willPre-stated medical treatment preferences
comfort care · sedation · morphine · deathbed · farewell · bereavement · grief · last rites
Compassion toward offenders
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- reliefEasing of distress
- humaneMarked by kindness
- peacefulFree from disturbance
comfort · alleviate · pain · empathy · sympathy · kindness · good death · merciful
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- physician-assistedWith medical help
- voluntaryDone by choice
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
planned · purposeful · knowing · conscious
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- legalizationMaking something lawful
legislation · slippery slope · human rights · patient rights · healthcare law · religious beliefs · secularism · philosophy · autonomy · dignity
lethal injection
Capital punishment by needle
- lethal doseAmount causing death
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- intravenousInto the vein
sedatives · painless · humane · clinical · medical intervention · overdose
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- voluntaryDone by choice
dignity · agency · decision · free will · competence · informed consent · patient autonomy · right to die · personal choice · deliberation
terminal illness
Incurable, deadly medical condition
- palliative careRelief-focused medicine for illness
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- advance directiveDocumented future healthcare preferences
living will · comfort care · sedation · morphine · deathbed · farewell · bereavement · grief · last rites · dying wish
mercy
Compassion toward offenders
peaceful · comfort · alleviate · pain · empathy · sympathy · kindness · good death · merciful · dignified death
deliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- physician-assistedWith medical help
- voluntaryDone by choice
willful · planned · purposeful · knowing · conscious
active euthanasiaresuscitation
Restoring vital functions
life support · preservation of life · aggressive treatment · CPR · intensive care
active euthanasiapassive euthanasia
Permitting death by inaction
do not resuscitate · natural death · DNR order · hospice care
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