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Active Euthanasia

Active Euthanasia Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Active Euthanasia Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Active Euthanasia?

The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

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