Euthanasia - means 'a gentle and easy death'. Involves the premature death of a person who is terminally ill and in pain., Voluntary euthanasia - When a person wants to die and asks for help to do so., Involuntary euthanasia - When a person wants to live but someone else decides that it would be in their best interest for their life to end., Active euthanasia - The deliberate action to end the life of the patient to eliminate the suffering they have to endure e.g. lethal injection., Passive euthanasia - There is an 'omission' of something. Refers to a situation where treatment is topped and the patient is allowed to die e.g. removing feeding tube/turning off life support., Assisted suicide - Deliberately assisting or encouraging another person to end their own life e.g. Doctor gives the drug and the patient administrates it., Non-voluntary - A person cannot make a decision about euthanasia or cannot make their wishes known, so someone else decides that it would be in their best interest if their life was ended.,

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