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Passive euthanasia is more acceptable than active euthanasia, and the latter causes a number of debates.
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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.
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.
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