1. Euthanasia

2. Definition
- the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma
- AKA: mercy killing, assisted suicide
- originated from the greek word for ”good death”

3. Two main classifications of Euthanasia
1.) Voluntary- conducted with consent
2.) Involuntary- conducted without consent.
- the decision is made by another person because the patient is incapable to doing so himself/herself

4. 2 procedural classifications:
Passive- life-sustaining treatments are withheld.
- no intention to take the life
Active- lethal substances or forces are used to end the patient’s life
- life-ending actions are conducted by the patient or somebody else.

5. Assisted Suicide
1. Physician-Assisted Suicide - Suicide accomplished with the aid of a medical doctor intentionally providing a person with an overdose of prescription medication.
2. Assisted Suicide - Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person.

7. Video over Euthanasia

8. Sources - http://www.terrisfight.org/facts-about-euthanasia/- -