Encyclopedia Britannica defines 'death' as: Death, the total cessation of life processes that eventually occurs in all living organisms. The state of human death has always been obscured by mystery and superstition, and its precise definition remains controversial, differing according to culture and legal systems.
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The British House of Lords Select Committee on Medical Ethics defines euthanasia as "a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering".
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The Netherlands and Belgium, euthanasia is understood as "termination of life by a doctor at the request of a patient". The Dutch law defines euthanasia as "assisted suicide and termination of life on request".
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Encyclopedia Britannic defines 'euthanasia' as: "Also called mercy killing, act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from painful and incurable disease or incapacitating physical disorder or allowing them to die by withholding treatment or withdrawing artificial life-support measures. Because there is no specific provision for it in most legal systems, it is usually regarded as either suicide (if performed by the patient himself) or murder (if performed by another). Physicians may, however, lawfully decide not to prolong life in cases of extreme suffering, and they may administer drugs to relieve pain even if this shortens the patient's life."
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Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Oxford Advanced American Dictionary defines 'euthanasia' as: "The practice (illegal in most countries) of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured."
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