voluntary euthanasia
Requested merciful ending
Voluntary euthanasia is the deliberate ending of a person's life at their explicit request, typically to relieve suffering from a terminal illness or unbearable condition.
It differs from assisted suicide, where the patient performs the final act themselves.
The patient signed documents requesting voluntary euthanasia.
Legal in some jurisdictions, it remains controversial and heavily regulated where permitted.
- assisted dyingMedically supported chosen death
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- advance directivesDocumented healthcare preferences beforehand
- do not resuscitateOrder refusing emergency revival
consent laws · death with dignity · peaceful death · good death · spirituality · dignity · compassion · legal safeguards · medical ethics · beneficence · terminal illness · right to die · right to choose · dying wish · human rights · judicial rulings · hospice care · physician-assisted suicide
- assisted dyingassisted suicide, physician-assisted death, right to die, eligibility criteria, safeguards
- euthanasiaassisted suicide, assisted dying, aid in dying, physician-assisted death, mercy killing
- right to dieassisted suicide, right to die, physician-assisted death, death with dignity, mercy killing
- End-of-Lifeadvance directive, DNR, do not resuscitate, hospice, life support
voluntary euthanasianatural death
Death from internal causes
accidental death · death by misadventure · unexpected death · sudden death
voluntary euthanasialife support
Systems maintaining vital functions
life preservation · palliative care · resuscitation · aggressive treatment · fighting for life
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