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End of life decisions are related to, but not restricted to withholding or withdrawing specific treatments. The decision made should be based on the patient's best interests, preferences, values and expressions of his/her wishes.
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Euthanasiaistheactorpracticeofkillingorpermittingthedeathofhopelesslysickorinjuredindividuals(suchaspersonsordomesticanimals)inarelativelypainlesswayforreasonsofmercy.ThewordcomesfromtheGreekeuthanatos,whichmeans'easydeath.'InEnglish,euthanasiahasbeenusedinexactlythissensesincetheearlyseventeenthcentury,whenFrancisBacondescribedthephenomenonas'afterthefashionandsemblanceofakindly&pleasantsleepe.'Nowadays,thewordusuallyreferstothemeansofattainingsuchadeath."
Cobuild Advanced English Dictionary defines 'death' as: the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th Edition, 2016) defines ' death' as: 1. The act of dying; termination of life. 2. The state of being alive.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary (2010) defines 'death' as: 1. the act of dying; the end of life. 2. the state of being dead. 3. distinction; destruction.
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