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“MERCY KILLING” Euthanasia
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Euthanasia – when someone other than the patient, usually a physician performs the act.
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Types of Euthanasia Physician-assisted suicide- when the physician gives the patient lethal medications and the patient kills themselves. Voluntary active euthanasia- is when the patient request and the physician gives medication that the intent is to end the patients life
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Places where its legal Australia Switzerland Oregon Belgium Netherlands
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Why would a person want euthanasia Unbearable pain with the terminal illness Cut on medical expenses
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Ways to die by euthanasia Lethal injection of potassium chloride Mercy killing machine
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian Help kill at least 130 people with his death machine Was a pathologist A retired pathologist is the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases. Now released from his 10-25 year sentence
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