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Sometimes when people have a very serious and incurable disease they would prefer to be dead than to continue to be alive but sick. Euthanasia is the practice of killing such people.

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What is th causes of euthanasia?

Euthanasia is usually an option for terminal disease or debilitating and painful disease for which there is no cure


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Euthanasia, sometimes referred to as physician assisted suicide, is a Greek word for 'good death'. Euthanasia is the act of painlessly causing the death or failing to prevent the death from occurring from natural causes .


What are the major causes of euthanasia?

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Why is strychnine not desirable for euthanasia?

Strychnine is not desirable for euthanasia because it causes severe convulsions and muscle spasms, leading to a painful and distressing death. It is not a humane or peaceful way to end a life, and there are more effective and less cruel methods available for euthanasia.


Did legalise the euthanasia Sweden?

Euthanasia is illegal in Sweden.


Is euthanasia legal in Greece?

No, euthanasia is illegal in Greece.


What is the difference between active euthanasia and non-active euthanasia?

non active euthanasia is the same as assisted suiside :)active euthanasia is just plain old suiside :)


How do you use euthanasia in a sentence?

Euthanasia is illegal in the United States.


What do doctors feel about euthanasia?

Most doctors are against euthanasia.


Is euthanasia an injection?

An injection of a sleeping drug can be a form of euthanasia.


When was Declaration on Euthanasia created?

Declaration on Euthanasia was created in 1980.


Is euthanasia so easy?

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