Euthanasia is defined as the act of intentionally killing someone to relieve pain and suffering. ... So in this instance killing via murder is only worse because we are actively trying to end someone's life for our personal gain whereas in passive euthanasia it is more out of compassion. ...
He had compassion and humanity for others including his wife of 22 years. ... This movement led Derek to found the Hemlock Society five years later and today the organization is well known as the "Compassion in Dying and End-of-Life Choices organization.... He truly believed that ethics and death comes hand-in-hand in relieving the suffering of those who need compassion the most. ... The right to die is defined as the putative right for a person to decide not to be kept alive by heroic means and die with dignity [Def14]. ...
Unfortunately, in the rest of America those Doctors who out of compassion, agree to such requests know they are breaking the law and putting their careers at risk. ... Passive euthanasia is usually defined as withdrawing medical treatment with the deliberate intention of causing the patient's death. ...
