Euthanasia

Synonyms

Euthanasia, Involuntary

Involuntary Euthanasia

Killing, Mercy

Killings, Mercy

Mercy Killing

Mercy Killings

The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)