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Intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
Nazi decree that led to 'mercy killings' of almost 300,000 mentally and physically handicapped people". While Kretchmar's killing received parental consent
Euthanasia
Act of mercy killing
de grâce (/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/; French: [ku də ɡʁɑs] lit. 'blow of mercy') is a mercy killing in which a mortally wounded person or animal is struck with a
Coup_de_grâce
2024 Indian Telugu-language film by Venkatramana Surapalli
Mercy Killing is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Venkatramana Surapalli. The film features Parvateesam, P. Sai Kumar
Mercy_Killing
1999 murder in New Mexico, United States
later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, saying that it had been a mercy killing, and served 16 months. He was released in November 2001. Kodikian and
Death_of_David_Coughlin
killing of men Contract killing, a form of murder or assassination in which a party is hired to kill a person or people Euthanasia or mercy killing,
List_of_types_of_killing
Killing of the elderly in Tamil Nadu, India
the practice has long received covert social acceptance as a form of mercy killing, and people rarely complain to the police. In some cases, the family
Thalaikoothal
Indian drama television series
Telefilms office at Andheri took place against the depicted scene of mercy killing, which was illegal then in India, of character Savitha carried out by
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Kyunki_Saas_Bhi_Kabhi_Bahu_Thi
Type of criminal offender
speculated that he was a serial killer with a number of motives, including mercy killing, and that he may have been responsible for up to 163 deaths. An example
Angel_of_mercy_(criminology)
2026 film by Damian McCarthy
check the suite with him. Jerry confesses to the killing of his wife, but says it was a mercy killing due to illness. With the hotel closed for the season
Hokum_(film)
American mobster
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn crew. He is the only known mobster who asked for a mercy killing after becoming terminally ill with lung cancer. The proposition was
Joseph_Paruta
2010 Indian romantic drama film
interested in the subject of mercy killing. I began to read up as much as possible on the subject. My research showed that mercy killing was prohibited by law
Guzaarish_(film)
Canadian theatre company
[citation needed] Productions of this nature include As I Am (2002), Mercy Killing or Murder: The Tracy Latimer Story (2003), Notwithstanding: 100 Years
Stage_Left_Productions
2019 American biographical legal drama film
Just Mercy is a 2019 American biographical legal drama film co-written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson
Just_Mercy
Medically induced suicide with help from another person
suicide is similar to, but distinct from, euthanasia (sometimes called "mercy killing"). In cases of euthanasia, another party acts to bring about the person's
Assisted suicide in the United States
Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
Hospital in Florida, United States
2019, the 10th 'Timmy's Playroom' opened at the hospital. In 2023, a mercy killing took place at AdventHealth Daytona Beach, between an elderly couple
AdventHealth_Daytona_Beach
Nazi involuntary euthanasia programme
instructed Brandt to evaluate a petition sent by two parents for the "mercy killing" of their infant son, Gerhard Kretschmar who was blind and had physical
Aktion_T4
2025 studio album by Pendulum
writing, vocals (Guiding Lights) Marius Listhrop - writing, vocals (Mercy Killing) Ted Jensen - mastering (all) Rob McFarlane - mixing (Come Alive) Owen
Inertia_(Pendulum_album)
Indian actress, model and television anchor
India contest '94". The Times of India. 11 June 2014. "Divorce is like mercy killing: Bobby". The Times of India. 17 August 2007. "Bigg Boss Malayalam: Mohanlal's
Shwetha_Menon
2026 film by Christophe Gans
prolonged illness caused by the cult drugging her; Mary asked for a mercy killing to end her incurable suffering, and James smothered her to death. The
Return_to_Silent_Hill
Film by Timur Bekmambetov
A bomb goes off in the shed killing most of the SWAT team. Jaq pursues Rob, who is transporting explosives toward Mercy Court to destroy the building
Mercy_(2026_film)
United States Army soldier and murderer (born 1975)
abdominal injuries and burns, and the shooting was described as a "mercy killing." Alban was sentenced to one year's confinement, demoted to Private
Cardenas_J._Alban
2024 Thai television series
Spare Me Your Mercy (Thai: การุณยฆาต pronounced [kāː.rūn.ya.kʰâːt] 'mercy killing' or 'euthanasia') is a 2024 Thai mystery drama boys' love series starring
Spare_Me_Your_Mercy
British historical drama television series
on the outskirts of Termoli. Paddy gives a wounded German soldier a mercy killing at the request of his older brother. The SAS subsequently capture Termoli
SAS:_Rogue_Heroes
bring benefits. Those who continue these practices describe it as "mercy killing", meaning that the children are spared from enduring painful disabilities
Killing of disabled children in Uganda
Killing_of_disabled_children_in_Uganda
Medieval knife used to kill wounded knights
"mercy"; itself derived from the Latin misericordia, "act of mercy") was a long and narrow knife used during the High Middle Ages to deliver mercy killings
Misericorde_(weapon)
2024 video game
Swansea, having grown fond of Daisuke, reluctantly performs a crude mercy killing on him with a fire axe. Jimmy goes into the medical bay and it is revealed
Mouthwashing_(video_game)
German child euthanised in 1939
directly to Hitler, asking that he investigate the case and approve of the mercy killing of "This Monster" (as he described his child). As was usual with such
Gerhard_Kretschmar
Film by Eli Roth
decayed by the infection. After killing the dog with Bert's gun, Paul bludgeons Karen to death with a shovel in a mercy killing. A dying Bert returns to the
Cabin_Fever_(2002_film)
Crime in England and Wales
force in self-defence or mercy killing. Assassination, contract killing, killing to subvert the justice system (such as killing a witness, etc.) are aggravating
Murder_in_English_law
Canadian farmer and convicted murderer
a more lenient sentence. The same poll found that 41% believe that mercy killing should be legal. Ethicist Arthur Schafer argued that Latimer was "the
Robert_Latimer
construed to constitute, condone, authorize, or approve suicide or mercy killing or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act to end one's own life
Euthanasia in the United States
Euthanasia_in_the_United_States
West Virginia elections 2024
the ballot. The Prohibit "Medically-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Mercy Killing" Measure was a legislatively-referred ballot measure which proposed
2024_West_Virginia_elections
American actress (born 1934)
House on Hyde Street" 1973 Young Dr. Kildare Nurse Marvin Episode: ”Mercy Killing” 1973 The New Dick Van Dyke Show Henrietta Season 3 Episode 5: "Mrs
Joyce_Van_Patten
1943 novel by Graham Greene
Blitz, Arthur Rowe attends a charity fête. Convicted of murder for the mercy killing of his wife, he has just been released from a psychiatric prison. A
The_Ministry_of_Fear
Character from The Boys
tricks Homelander into blowing up the compound, he gains his trust by mercy killing the last witness to Homelander's murders in its aftermath, and writes
Homelander
British television personality
ISBN 9781472240729 – via Google Books. "SAS soldier 'investigated for Iraq War mercy killing'". BBC News. 16 October 2016. "Jason Fox reveals one of the hardest
Jason_Fox
Retrieved 17 December 2020. "Colombia Debates Court Ruling That Legalizes Mercy Killing". The Washington Post. 18 August 1997. Archived from the original on
Legality_of_euthanasia
1992 siege and shootout in Idaho, US
agreed to speak. The wounded Harris, who had earlier urged Weaver for a mercy killing, was convinced by Gritz's mediation to surrender on Sunday, August 30
Ruby_Ridge_standoff
Austrian war criminal (1908–1971)
accessed 5 March 2017. Sereny, Gitta (1974). Into That Darkness: From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder (1995 paperback ed.). London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-7447-8
Franz_Stangl
Intentional killing of human offspring
288. Sheldon, Tony (16 July 2005). "Dutch doctors adopt guidelines on mercy killing of newborns". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 331 (7509): 126. doi:10
Infanticide
Film by Afonso Poyart
killer, who explains he is sparing his victims from a slow death, killing them out of mercy, and that he arranged Merriwether's death. He arrogantly declares
Solace_(2015_film)
Sedation of the terminally ill
debate and controversy as many view it as a form of slow euthanasia or mercy killing, associated with many ethical questions. Discussion of this practice
Palliative_sedation
British doctor
die. He was the first doctor in Britain to be tried solely for the mercy killing of a patient. Moor worked as a GP in Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, but
David_Moor
American woman from the state of Georgia
convicted in mercy killings is granted parole" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 4, 2004 Robertson, Tatsha. "A Mother's Deadly Choice: Killing of Ailing
Carol_Carr
Fictional character
discovers he was poisoned by the family man servant, who saw it as a 'mercy' killing due to the insanity and distress the father was in. James is shrouded
James_Delaney_(Taboo)
Indian actor, dubbing artist, television presenter (born 1960)
(Rapid Action Mission) Riyaz Ahmad Gangs of Godavari Ratnakar's father Mercy Killing Ramakrishnam Raju Committee Kurrollu President Bujji Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
P._Sai_Kumar
2016 Indian film
quietly admits to supplying the sleeping pills to assist in his friend's mercy killing. After Appa insults the son of Rahul's boss over a weak theatrical adaption
Natsamrat
2023 video game
way up the Isle, he faces the choice of either leaving her alive or mercy killing her. Later, he encounters Red Fox and Black Cat, who depending on the
Lies_of_P
2000 film by Tarsem Singh
to relate a childhood story of when he drowned an injured bird as a mercy killing to prevent its torture at his father's hands. King Stargher intrudes
The_Cell_(film)
Practice of people travelling to a specific jurisdiction to die by suicide
thing and the potency is truly deadly. ..." [The Australian, 4/20/09] Mercy Killing Now Legal in Netherlands Michael Leidig & Philip Sherwell, "Swiss to
Suicide_tourism
Indian actress
2024. Rajendra, Ranjani (6 September 2015). "Transgenders plead for mercy killing upset over their plight". economictimes. Retrieved 3 August 2024. X
Angel_Glady
2003 film by Marcus Nispel
2:40 12. "My Boy" 3:15 13. "Morgan's Wild Ride/Van Attack" 4:35 14. "Mercy Killing" 2:59 15. "Prairie House" 3:13 16. "Final Confrontation" 5:25 17. "Can't
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)
The_Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_(2003_film)
Fictional attorney
a "blue ticket" (i.e. with negative connotations), after reportedly mercy-killing comrades who were severely wounded in a poison gas attack and unable
Perry_Mason
"A New Homicide Act for England and Wales?" "Woman walks free after mercy killing case". The Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2018. Carriage of Goods by
English_law
Intentional killing of intersex human infant
secret for the family. Intersex infants have been victims of mercy killing. Mercy killing is when parents kill an infant with a disability or deformity
Intersex_infanticide
Various racial, political, and religious views of the Schutzstaffel (SS)
role in political violence and crimes against humanity, including the "mercy killing" of those with congenital illnesses and the Holocaust. After the defeat
Ideology_of_the_SS
American animated superhero comedy franchise
also voiced by Roiland, is a Meeseeks given the "impossible task" of killing Rick Sanchez, an act he intends to commit to finally die as a member of
The_Vindicators
1987 war film by Stanley Kubrick
to kill her or leave her to die in pain. Animal Mother agrees to a mercy killing but only if Joker will handle it; after some hesitation, Joker shoots
Full_Metal_Jacket
Comic book superhero
Mallory had then dropped a grenade by his feet before walking away, mercy killing him. Continuing to tell Hughie about his own past in The Boys arc "Barbary
Soldier_Boy
Criminal case from the Florida District Court of Appeals
District Court affirmed his conviction, holding that euthanasia, or "mercy killing," was not a defense to premeditated murder. Gilbert was sentenced to
Gilbert_v._State
Indian actor
Padi Padi Leche Manasu (2018) Uppena (2021) Ardha Shathabdam (2021) Mercy Killing (2024) Zebra (2024) Nidurinchu Jahapana (2025) Mithra Mandali (2025)
Ramaraju_(actor)
Former U.S. Staff Sergeant and convicted criminal for murder
and burns before the shooting. Horne claimed that he carried out a "mercy killing". Since his release Horne has spoken out in defense of a group of US
Johnny_M._Horne_Jr.
Telugu actor and Telugu comedian
Machine Das Dear Nanna (2024) as Ravi Nindha (2024) as Chandrasekhar Mercy Killing (2024) Zebra (2024) as Abbu Coffee with a Killer (2025) Show Time (2025)
Surya_(Telugu_actor)
Danish diplomat and politician (1888–1963)
Kauffmann, suffering from prostate cancer, was killed by his wife in a "mercy killing". His wife, Charlotte, then took her own life. The film The Good Traitor
Henrik_Kauffmann
Fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Semler). Pam was involved in a storyline surrounding the subject of mercy killing in 1992. She was accused of murdering Garth Kirby (Roy Baldwin), a seriously
Pam_Willis
Cow vigilante action in Una
had protested with hunger strike against the government and sought mercy killing for not fulfilling the promise of 5 acres land, BPL card, each one government
2016_Una_flogging_incident
Organized killing of mentally or physically disabled children in Nazi Germany
children to be given "mercy killing" were used as a justifiable excuse and to demonstrate external demand. The Nazi euthanasia killings may be broadly divided
Child euthanasia in Nazi Germany
Child_euthanasia_in_Nazi_Germany
2014 film
his patients who were suffering from horrific war wounds as a form of mercy killing. After they rescue the others, Newgate asks Graves to leave with him
Stonehearst_Asylum
American female vocal group
This Party's on Fire", "Mercy Killing", "Can't Let Go", "Goodbye", a remix of "This Party's on Fire", a remix of "Mercy Killing". In November 2012, Jada
Jada_(group)
1997 Indian film
that was shelved as a result of creative differences over the topic of mercy killing. Many scenes were edited out of the film along with a song by Mohanlal
Oru_Yathramozhi
Fictional comic book character
destroying the compound they were in and mercy killing the last hostage in its aftermath to prevent Homelander from killing them both. Successfully gaining Homelander's
Black_Noir
Former United States Navy SEAL (born 1979)
covering his breathing tube and asphyxiating him. Scott called it a "mercy killing" and argued that the victim would have been tortured by Iraqi personnel
Eddie_Gallagher_(Navy_SEAL)
American television series (2004–2006)
an apparent brain tumor, is smothered to death by Al Swearengen in a mercy killing. Tolliver attempts to bribe General Crook to leave a garrison in Deadwood
Deadwood_(TV_series)
American professor and founder of situational ethics (1905–1991)
Charlottesville, Virginia, from cardiovascular disease. He was 86 years old. "mercy killing" is justified for "an incorrigible 'human vegetable,' whether spontaneously
Joseph_Fletcher
1996 Indian film
be the only escape for his son’s drug addiction, Mahesh performs a mercy killing. He then surrenders to the police, but before his incarceration, he
Dushman_Duniya_Ka
2022 American fantasy television series
Ballantine regains his senses temporarily and implores Jade to give him a mercy killing. Afterwards, the group arrives at the one location that Willow has been
Willow_(TV_series)
request") is also outlawed, even if done with "respectable motives" such as mercy killings (Art. 114). However, by omission, assisted suicide from non-selfish
Euthanasia_in_Switzerland
Marvel Comics superhero
story with the poisoning of Mariko Yashida, Logan's lover, and her mercy killing at the hands of Wolverine. During the Fatal Attractions storyline, in
Wolverine_(character)
2024 novel by James S.A. Corey
The Mercy of Gods is a 2024 science fiction novel by American authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, writing under the pseudonym James S. A. Corey. It
The_Mercy_of_Gods
Fictional character
points towards her insanity that leads to whispers of suggesting a mercy killing before she is finally killed. In the fourth season opener "Two Swords"
Catelyn_Stark
Austrian-British writer and historian (1921–2012)
13 February 1995. ISBN 978-0-7126-6297-0. Into That Darkness: from Mercy Killing to Mass Murder, a study of Franz Stangl, the commandant of Treblinka
Gitta_Sereny
1973 film by Stephanie Rothman
is a former doctor, Milford, who was sentenced to the island for a mercy killing. She then joins a camp of prisoners where the dominant males are Bobby
Terminal_Island_(film)
1965 pseudo-documentary TV film by Peter Watkins
worst-affected victims are left to die alone or shot by police as a form of mercy killing. Cases of PTSD occur among the survivors of the attacks. Bodies are
The_War_Game
Horror media franchise
Amanda kidnapped Adam and later returned to suffocate him as an act of "mercy killing". Saw X takes place between the events of Saw and Saw II, and sees John
Saw_(franchise)
Indian film
question your own actions and rethink your stand on the grave subject of mercy killing." Haricharan Pudipeddi wrote in the Hindustan Times, 'In spite of making
Baaram
Marvel Comics fictional character
survived and was turned into a cyborg, and is convinced into apparently mercy killing him. During the 2025 Imperial storyline, Ronan turns up alive somehow
Ronan_the_Accuser
1975 musical comedy horror film by Jim Sharman
Bless My Soul"). Frank kills Eddie with an ice axe, justifying it as a "mercy killing". Rocky and Frank depart for the bridal suite ("I Can Make You a Man
The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show
Hong Kong High Court judge
Post. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2022-02-09. Lau, Chris. "HK man, 81, in mercy killing of wife shown clemency by judge". The Star. Retrieved 2022-02-09. "Hong
Judianna_Wai-ling_Barnes
American science fiction drama television series
(February 15, 2023). "The Nevers: HBO Max Cancelling Series Now Feels Like Mercy Killing". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved
The_Nevers
British historical mystery series (1994–1998)
much will kill him; in the next scene, the man is dead, implying a mercy killing. In the book, there is no such implication. The husband dies of his
Cadfael_(TV_series)
2011 film directed by Ben Wheatley
complex. They capture and disembowel Gal, forcing Jay to perform a mercy killing on him. Emerging from the tunnels, Jay flees to the family cottage and
Kill_List
1992 film by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Delbert was accused of killing him, perhaps by smothering. The prosecution's theory at trial was that Delbert had performed a mercy killing in order to put William
Brother's_Keeper_(1992_film)
Austrian perpetrator of the Holocaust (1906–1944)
204-206. ISBN 0-8078-2208-6 Gitta Sereny. Into That Darkness: from Mercy Killing to Mass Murder, a study of Franz Stangl, the commandant of Treblinka
Franz_Reichleitner
2017 video game
discovers 2B, who asks her to take her place. An ignorant 9S sees A2 mercy-killing 2B and swears revenge on her. Simultaneously, a tower created by the
Nier:_Automata
German SS officer, Holocaust perpetrator and convicted war criminal (1894–1951)
Holocaust Chronicle. p. 270 Sereny, Gitta (1974). Into That Darkness: From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder (2005 paperback ed.). London: Pimlico. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7126-7447-8
Paul_Blobel
Fictional character of the Drakengard series
her sword and asks A2 to "take care of the future". 9S witnesses A2 mercy-killing 2B, misunderstanding the scene and swearing revenge on A2. The player
2B_(Nier:_Automata)
Fictional character on the Chicago franchise and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Waterston) as special counsel prosecuting Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza) in the mercy killing of a terminally ill child, in the episode "The Undiscovered Country"
Peter Stone (Chicago Justice and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Peter_Stone_(Chicago_Justice_and_Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit)
1985 American film
also asks him to kill other lonely old people. She views these acts as mercy killings, not murders. The plot centers on Grace, an elderly widow who lives
Grace_Quigley
Supreme Court of Canada case
an intense national debate as to the ethics of what was claimed as a mercy killing. In its decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the crime could not be
R_v_Latimer
Aspect of German law
result in 6 months to 5 years in prison (usually suspended) – basically, mercy killing. It however requires that the perpetrator was—solely or mainly—motivated
Murder_in_German_law
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