... of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reason of mercy (Webster's Dictionary 401). The Hemlock Society defines it as justifiable suicide that is rational and planned self-deliverance. In ancient Greece, Euthanasia stands for eu-thanatos which means "easy death."" Today's Euthanasia generally refers to mercy killing, the voluntary ending of ... practice euthanasia and only one out of the 50 states have legalized allowing physicians to actively assist suicides to patients who wish to die and that state is Oregon. "Phys...

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