active euthanasia
type: Concept
broader: euthanasia

cancer and society
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

government-sanctioned violence
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

politics and society
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

terminal care
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

death
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

passive euthanasia
type: Concept
broader: euthanasia

legal subjects
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

euthanasia
type: Concept
broader: terminal care
broader: death
broader: legal subjects
broader: government-sanctioned violence
broader: libertarianism and policy
broader: politics and society
broader: suicide
broader: health (social problems)
broader: murder
broader: cancer and society
narrower: active euthanasia
narrower: passive euthanasia
definition: Euthanasia (also known as mercy killing) is commonly defined as the act of killing or allowing the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy. The use of euthanasia to end human life has been broadly condemned in Western societies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance; Euthanasia]
alternative label: assisted suicide

libertarianism and policy
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

suicide
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

health (social problems)
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

murder
type: Concept
narrower: euthanasia

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: euthanasia