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What Is Euthanasia?
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Euthanasia is defined by The American Heritage Dictionary as "the action of
killing an individual for reasons considered to be merciful" (469). Here,
killing is described as the physical action where one individual actively
kills another. Euthanasia is tolerated in the medical field under certain
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....planned self-deliverance from a painful and hopeless disease
which will shortly end in death. I do not think the word "suicide" sits
well in this context but we are stuck with it. Suicide is the taking of
one's own life. Why does the term euthanasia even exist? Is euthanasia not
suicide? A differentiation must be made between the two. Suicide is
condoned by society as being unacceptable but euthanasia is viewed as moral
and acceptable in most instances. The term "self-deliverance" is difficult
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