active euthanasia
cancer and society
government-sanctioned violence
politics and society
terminal care
death
passive euthanasia
legal subjects
libertarianism and policy
suicide
health (social problems)
murder
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]
assisted suicide
euthanasia
concepts