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CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• TYPES
• HISTORY
• EUTHANASIA AND RELIGION
• FACTS
• ARGUMENTS FOR EUTHANASIA
• ARGUMENTS AGAINST
EUTHANASIA
• CASES
INTRODUCTION
• Greek word: Eu(Good) + Thanatos (death) =
Euthanasia
• Act or practice of killing or permitting the death
of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a
relatively painless way for reasons of mercy.
• Painless or peaceful death
TYPES OF EUTHANASIA
• ACTIVE EUTHANASIA:
Intentionally causes death
Example: Lethal injection,
Overdose
• PASSIVE EUTHANASIA:
Pulling the plug or by giving
them inadequate medicine.
• VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA:
Patient’s own request. E.g.:
Living will
• INVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA:
Decision made by family
members or spouse, when
the patient can’t make their
own decision.
HISTORY
First official Groups petition Belgium
statue in the UN to amend India also legalize
outlawing the Declaration of adopted the passive
physician assisted human rights to Euthanasia euthanasia under
suicide occurred include certain
in New York. euthanasia. law. circumstances.
1939–
1828 1952 1994 2001 2008 2011
1945