The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons
of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering,
or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics,
5th ed)
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
HUMAN only; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL is available for animals; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE and EUTHANASIA,
PASSIVE are also available