It is defined as the act of killing someone painlessly. ... After reading the story, "A Crime of Compassion" I found myself sympathizing with Mac. ... The nurse in "A Crime of Compassion" was faced with a living, breathing human being who was desperate for help. ...

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Although they are hard to define exactly, passive euthanasia is the withdrawal of life sustaining medical treatment. ... The first point I would like to make is that it is a wide spread practice that animals in pain with no chance of recovery are put to death out compassion. ...

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