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Euthanasia is a word derived from the Greek
language. 1. Euthanasia means...
a person’s body is in some cases there
It means, ‘a good death’. If a person believes in
their own, therefore may be a chance of 2. The two kinds of
euthanasia, it means that they are in favour of
they should have the recovery. A cure might
allowing people the right to commit suicide, or be
right to do with it as be discovered.
euthanasia are...
killed by others, usually when a person has an
they wish.
incurable or excruciatingly painful medical 3. The difference
condition. the feelings of family
There are two kinds of euthanasia: one of the main aims and friends may be between active and
to life is happiness. If upset by a ‘selfish’ passive euthanasia is...
i) Passive Euthanasia illness and disease decision.
Allowing people who are being kept alive mean that there is no 4. Tony Bland was...
artificially to die. (ie. by switching off a life happiness, then the if we allow
support machine). In affect they die from their point to life is euthanasia because
missing and a person someone has no 5. _______ euthanasia
illness or injury.
may be justified in quality of life, doctors is illegal in ______ but
ii) Active Euthanasia taking their life. may allow relatives to it is legal in ______.
Killing someone to end suffering, commiting kill old people on the
suicide, or assisting someone to commit suicide. grounds that they are 6. Three reasons why
This might be a lethal injection, or overdose. in many cases unhappy.
someone might be in
euthanasia is a
blessing to relatives life is a gift, maybe
favour of euthanasia
In Britain, passive euthanasia is legal. This was
established in the High Court when an action by allowing them to even a gift from God. are....
a pressure group against turning of the life mourn the loss of No matter how bad the
support machine of brain-dead Hillsborough their loved one, pain is, we must hold 7. Three reasons why
victim Tony Bland was thrown out of court. without having to see on to life at all costs. someone might be
Doctors can decide to switch off life support them suffer. No one has the right to against euthanasia
machines after consulting with relatives. ‘play God’.
to assist someone to
are...
In Britain, active euthanasia remains illegal. To die is not an act of
kill yourself is suicide, this is illegal regardless of violence but an act of 8. I think euthanasia is
motive. It is legal in Holland. love. (right or wrong) ...
because...