passive euthanasia
Britishnoun
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Dychtwald also expects that active and passive euthanasia might become openly discussed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Living wills aren't just about choosing passive euthanasia.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025
In 2018, India's Supreme Court allowed people to draw up living wills and thereby choose passive euthanasia, where medical treatment can be withdrawn under strict guidelines to hasten a person's death.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025
Some other countries accept only passive euthanasia, where, at the patient's request, some medical treatments are stopped, causing the person's death.
From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2023
Therefore, Rachels argued not only that active euthanasia is permissible in all cases where passive euthanasia is permissible but that active euthanasia is preferrable because it brings an immediate end to patient suffering.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
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