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
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
What is the difference between active and passive euthanasia?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
She had read of countries that allowed euthanasia - and India only permitted passive euthanasia.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2022
On Friday, judges of India's Supreme Court outlined detailed "guidelines" for facilitating passive euthanasia.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2018
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