euthanizing
Putting to sleep
Euthanizing is the act of putting an animal or person to death, typically to end suffering from illness or injury.
The term is most common in veterinary contexts: We made the difficult decision to euthanize our dog.
Applied to humans, euthanizing usually refers to physician-assisted death where legal, or carries darker connotations of killing disguised as mercy.
At the endpoint
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- physician-assistedWith medical help
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
incurable · suffering · patient · prognosis · consent · DNR · withdrawal · life-support
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- dignityInnate personal worth
consent · legislation · debate · dilemma · controversial · polarizing · contentious · philosophy
Domesticated household companion
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- shelterProtected place or structure
- humaneMarked by kindness
- veterinarianDoctor for animals
vet · canine · feline · livestock · needle · injection · sedation · old-age
terminal
At the endpoint
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- physician-assistedWith medical help
end-of-life · incurable · suffering · patient · prognosis · consent · DNR · withdrawal · life-support · comatose
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
dignity · consent · legislation · debate · dilemma · controversial · polarizing · contentious · philosophy · policy
pet
Domesticated household companion
veterinarian · vet · canine · feline · livestock · needle · injection · sedation · old-age · suffering
passing
Moving by or temporary
cessation · termination · expiration · departure · farewell · quietus · release · rest · sleep · eternal
humane
Marked by kindness
painless · dignified · caring · kindness · empathy · sympathy · comfort · tenderness · soothing · nurturing
euthanizingresuscitating
Restoring consciousness or breathing
reviving · saving · rescuing · life-saving · healing
euthanasia, euthanize, euthanized, mercy killing, euthanizes