Today's society has many different names for it such as: suicide, self-deliverance, auto-euthanasia, aid-in-dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, and playing God. ... The word euthanasia comes for a Greek word meaning literally "good death." "Disconnecting respiratory devices is not a acceptable method of euthanasia. ... This is not merciful by any means, (Euthanasia)." ... Euthanasia touches some of the deepest feelings in human beings. ...

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People all over the world are talking more about euthanasia. ... Euthanasia is also known as mercy killing or assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is when someone provides an individual with the information, guidance, and means to take his or her own life with the intention that they will be used for this purpose. ... There can be no euthanasia if there is no intention to kill. ... Whichever way you look at it, euthanasia is killing. ...

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Hi my name is Tara B and after researching Euthanasia I have come to the conclusion that "EUTHANASIA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED UNDER STRICT CONTROLS" The word Euthanasia, for those of you who don't know originated from the Greeks. ... This is called PAS or "Physician Assisted Suicide." ... Euthanasia is an issue for the following reasons. ... In this case Euthanasia should not be an option. ... Well Euthanasia is a question of choice. ...

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Larsen, there is a very clear message supporting the need for legalized euthanasia. Larsen tries to convince the reader to support assisted suicide by using very explicit details in describing the suffering the old woman is experiencing. He is clearly a supporter of active euthanasia, where an overt effort is made to bring about death, such as administering a lethal injection. ... Proponents for euthanasia justify their case on the three moral principles of mercy, autonomy, and justice (Battin 18). ... Although I am not a definite proponent of active euthanasia, I do support passive euthana...

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