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Headings: Euthanasia
Euthanasia
Contents
Types of euthanasia
Active and passive euthanasia
Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia
Euthanasia arguments
Slippery slope
Alternatives to euthanasia
Palliative care
Principle of double effect
Assisted suicide
References
Related pages

Content: The final decision will be made in a binding public referendum. Where it is permitted there are many rules, and only in cases where the patient is terminally ill. Though euthanasia is not legal in the United States, doctors can assist people to kill themselves. This is legal in Washington, Oregon, and Montana. Physician Assisted Suicide (PAD) is different to euthanasia; it is about who gives the medication to end a patient’s life. The World Federation of Right to Die Societies says physician-assisted suicide means "making lethal means available to the patient to be used at a time of the patient’s own choosing." In these cases the patient takes the legal dose of poison themselves, it is not given by the doctor. It is euthanasia when the doctor has the main role in ending the patient’s life by giving the poison. Contents
1 Types of euthanasia
1.1 Active and passive euthanasia
1.2 Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia
2 Euthanasia arguments
2.1 Slippery slope
3 Alternatives to euthanasia
3.1 Palliative care
3.2 Principle of double effect
3.3 Assisted suicide
4 References
5 Related pages
Types of euthanasia
Euthanasia can be active or passive, and voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary.