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*2. The means of bringing about a gentle and easy death. Also transf. and fig.
*2. The means of bringing about a gentle and easy death. Also transf. and fig.
*3. In recent use: The [[action]] of inducing a gentle and easy [[death]]. Used esp. with reference to a proposal that the [[law]] should sanction the putting painlessly to death of those suffering from incurable and extremely painful diseases.
*3. In recent use: The [[action]] of inducing a gentle and easy [[death]]. Used esp. with reference to a proposal that the [[law]] should sanction the putting painlessly to death of those suffering from incurable and extremely painful diseases.
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Euthanasia''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Euthanasia this link].</center>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Euthanasia''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Euthanasia this link].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Euthanasia''' (from the Greek ευθανασία meaning "good death": ευ-, eu- (well or good) + θάνατος, thanatos (death)) refers to the [[practice]] of ending a life in a painless [[manner]]. Many different forms of euthanasia can be distinguished, including animal euthanasia and human euthanasia, and within the latter, voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide have been the [[focus]] of great controversy in recent years.
'''Euthanasia''' (from the Greek ευθανασία meaning "good death": ευ-, eu- (well or good) + θάνατος, thanatos (death)) refers to the [[practice]] of ending a life in a painless [[manner]]. Many different forms of euthanasia can be distinguished, including animal euthanasia and human euthanasia, and within the latter, voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide have been the [[focus]] of great controversy in recent years.