A humanist discussion of euthanasia
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What is euthanasia? Some definitions
- Euthanasia originally meant ‘a gentle and easy death’, and is now used to mean ‘the act of inducing an easy death’, usually referring to acts which terminate or shorten life painlessly in order to end suffering where there is no prospect of recovery.
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