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Practice of medically requesting another end one's own life to spare terminal suffering
Voluntary euthanasia is the purposeful ending of another person's life at their request, in order to relieve them of suffering. Voluntary euthanasia and
Voluntary_euthanasia
Intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
on request". Euthanasia is categorised in different ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary. Voluntary euthanasia is when a person
Euthanasia
Practice of intentionally ending a life without the subject's explicit informed consent
Non-voluntary euthanasia is euthanasia conducted when the explicit consent of the individual concerned is unavailable, such as when the person is in a
Non-voluntary_euthanasia
Political party in Australia
The Voluntary Euthanasia Party (VEP) was a minor political party in Australia, founded in early 2013 by Corey McCann to advocate for legislative change
Voluntary_Euthanasia_Party
representatives. Basically, Argentina supports passive euthanasia, but not active euthanasia. Voluntary active euthanasia, called "physician assisted dying", is legal
Legality_of_euthanasia
Legal history of euthanasia in Australia
providing assisted suicide and euthanasia for eligible individuals. These laws typically refer to the practices as "voluntary assisted dying". The practice
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Australia
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_Australia
Suicide undertaken with aid from another person
other jurisdictions to refer to other related practices, such as voluntary euthanasia. These include: medical aid in dying (MAID) medical assistance in
Assisted_suicide
Illegal practice of intentionally ending a life against the subject's will
Involuntary euthanasia is contrasted with voluntary euthanasia (euthanasia performed with the patient's consent) and non-voluntary euthanasia (when the
Involuntary_euthanasia
Assisted suicide advocacy group
advocating legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide. It was previously known as the Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc
Exit_International
legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide varies. Involuntary euthanasia is illegal in all countries. Active non-voluntary euthanasia (patient's consent
List of deaths from legal euthanasia and assisted suicide
List_of_deaths_from_legal_euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide
Euthanasia applied to gravely ill children
choosing euthanasia for their children, and whether this is considered voluntary euthanasia or non-voluntary euthanasia. If considered voluntary euthanasia, it
Child_euthanasia
Machine allowing an individual to die quickly with minimal pain
devices are those designed to help terminally ill people die by voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide without prolonged pain. They may be operated
Euthanasia_device
both euthanasia and assisted suicide under Articles 293 and 294, with violations carrying penalties of up to 12 years in prison. In 1936, the Voluntary Euthanasia
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_the_Netherlands
UK pro-assisted dying organisation
(originally The Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation Society) is a United Kingdom nationwide campaigning organisation. It is funded by voluntary contributions
Dignity_in_Dying
Slippery slope argument in euthanasia
illnesses and possibly non-voluntary or even involuntary euthanasia. The slippery slope argument has been present in the euthanasia debate since at least the
Euthanasia and the slippery slope
Euthanasia_and_the_slippery_slope
Laws concerning suicide around the world
September 2021. p. 2849. "Voluntary euthanasia laws set to be passed by parliament". In Queensland. 16 September 2021. "Voluntary euthanasia: South Australian
Suicide_legislation
Moral and legal concept
their own lives, including the choice to kill themselves or undergo voluntary euthanasia, central to the broader notion of health freedom. This right is often
Right_to_die
to suicide from selfish motives" (Art. 115). Any active role in voluntary euthanasia ("manslaughter on request") is also outlawed, even if done with "respectable
Euthanasia_in_Switzerland
American pathologist and euthanasia activist (1928–2011)
Kevorkian was arrested and tried for murder after broadcasting the voluntary euthanasia of a man named Thomas Youk who had Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS.
Jack_Kevorkian
Australian humanist (born 1947)
founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He campaigned successfully to have a legal euthanasia law passed in Australia's Northern
Philip_Nitschke
views on euthanasia, although many moral theologians are critical of the procedure. There are many views among Buddhists on the issue of euthanasia, but many
Religious_views_on_euthanasia
hastened. Assisted suicide is related to, but distinct from, voluntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia is the act of ending the life of another for the purpose
Euthanasia in the United Kingdom
Euthanasia_in_the_United_Kingdom
Euthanasia device using inert gas
Coup de grâce Dysthanasia Right to die Self-ownership Suicide pill Voluntary euthanasia Wakefield, Jane (9 December 2021). "Maker of suicide pod plans to
Sarco_pod
about "lives not worth living", and the possibility of at least voluntary euthanasia if it could be ascertained that the patient would not have wanted
Euthanasia in the United States
Euthanasia_in_the_United_States
Book by Derek Humphry
planned suicide from suffering. The book is his first on the issue of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide. Derek Humphry, a journalist on the London Sunday
Jean's_Way
Commissioner Act 1994. The New Zealand Medical Association oppose voluntary euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide maintaining that it is unethical to place
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_New_Zealand
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede and supported by the Euthanasia Society. The British Voluntary Euthanasia Society produced A Guide To Self Deliverance giving
Assisted suicide in the United Kingdom
Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_Kingdom
Australian author and activist
the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide – from 2004 to 2007. She is co-author with her husband, euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke
Fiona_Stewart_(author)
Anglican church in England
euthanasia. Its official stance is that "While acknowledging the complexity of the issues involved in assisted dying/suicide and voluntary euthanasia
Church_of_England
Intentional act causing one's own death
providing either advice or the means to the end. Euthanasia, more specifically voluntary euthanasia, is where another person takes a more active role
Suicide
Ethical concept about the end of life
well as with the defense of the legalization of practices such as voluntary euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, terminal sedation or the refusal of
Dignified_death
2006 book by Philip Nitschke and Fiona Stewart
provides information on assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia. Written by the Australian euthanasia campaigner and former physician Philip Nitschke
The_Peaceful_Pill_Handbook
Pro-voluntary euthanasia lobbying group
law reform to permit voluntary euthanasia in restricted circumstances. In August 2012 the West Australian Voluntary euthanasia Society withdrew from
YourLastRight.com
Prime Minister of Australia since 2022
He is also in favour of legalising voluntary euthanasia; in December 2022, his government repealed the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997, which prevented the territories
Anthony_Albanese
Euthanasia for mental illness involves a physician intentionally ending the life of a patient who has requested euthanasia due to a psychiatric condition
Euthanasia_for_mental_illness
Medical protocol for child euthanasia
physician acted improperly. The Dutch euthanasia laws require individuals to request euthanasia themselves (voluntary euthanasia), which is fully legalized for
Groningen_Protocol
Suicide method
rejection Social media and suicide Social support Toxic workplace Voluntary euthanasia Workplace bullying Crisis Assessment of risk Beck Hopelessness Scale
Vehicular_suicide
Means by which a person dies by suicide
century Sarco device – Euthanasia device using inert gasPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Suicide bag – Euthanasia device using inert
Suicide_methods
Law of the Northern Territory, Australia
Exit International in response to the overturning of the Act. While voluntary euthanasia had previously been condoned officially in the Netherlands and the
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995
Rights_of_the_Terminally_Ill_Act_1995
Attitudes and practices in medicine
allowing a patient to undergo voluntary euthanasia. The relationship between strong medical paternalism and euthanasia is slightly more complicated. There
Medical_paternalism
Federation of voluntary euthanasia associations
Victoria Australia: Northern Territory Voluntary Euthanasia Society Australia: South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society Australia: Dying With Dignity
World Federation of Right to Die Societies
World_Federation_of_Right_to_Die_Societies
Political party in Australia
approved on 30 August 2018. In December 2019, the NSW branch of the Voluntary Euthanasia Party merged with the Reason Party, and changed its name to "Reason
Reason_Party_(Australia)
Act of Parliament of Victoria, Australia
before the parliament. Euthanasia in Australia Health care in Australia Voluntary assisted dying in Western Australia Euthanasia in New Zealand Oregon
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
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List of unusual deaths in the Renaissance
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The law on Euthanasia in India distinguishes between active and passive euthanasia. Forms of active euthanasia, including the administration of lethal
Euthanasia_in_India
Fourth stage of death
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Rigor_mortis
Artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death
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Memento_mori
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List of unusual deaths in the Middle Ages
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_Middle_Ages
Veterinary procedure
injectable drugs. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress. Animal euthanasia is distinct from animal slaughter. Euthanasia is often
Animal_euthanasia
October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2024. Exit International director and euthanasia crusader Philip Nitschke described the suicide as 'very unusual'. Vitola
List of unusual deaths in the 21st century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_21st_century
Use of power to dictate life and death
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Necropolitics
Unlawful killing of a human with malice
Retrieved 22 June 2026. Otlowski, Margaret (1997). Margaret Otlowski, Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law, Oxford University Press, 1997, pp. 175–177. Clarendon
Murder
Postmortem erection often found in those executed by hanging
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Death_erection
Tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and tragedy
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Dark_tourism
Homicide with the consent of the person being killed
common form of consensual homicide is assisted suicide, most commonly as euthanasia, in which terminally ill people seek assistance from their physicians
Consensual_homicide
Posthumous legal determination
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Manner_of_death
Unnatural death caused by accident
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Accidental_death
False report of a person's death
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Death_hoax
Fetish involving sexual attraction to corpses
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Necrophilia
Technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts
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Plastination
Buddhist mummification
Rainbow body – Level of realization within Tibetan Buddhism Sallekhana – Voluntarily fasting to death in Jainism Incorruptibility – Syncretic monotheistic
Sokushinbutsu
Premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023
encouraging euthanasia". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 September 2017. Johnsoton, Matt; Alison, Genevieve (20 October 2017). "Voluntary euthanasia laws pass
Daniel_Andrews
Disorder of consciousness caused by severe brain damage
torment and will request to have their care terminated or even active euthanasia." Tony Bland – first patient in English legal history to be allowed to
Vegetative_state
British parapsychologist (1926–2020)
supported animal protection and voluntary euthanasia. She was once a chairperson of the British Voluntary Euthanasia Society. She appeared in the episode
Mary_Rose_Barrington
Place for the storage of human corpses
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Morgue
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List of unusual deaths in the early modern period
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_early_modern_period
Religious anti-natalist organization
Negative population growth Neo-Dada Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Potts, Grant. (2005) "Church of Euthanasia". In The Encyclopedia of Religion and
Church_of_Euthanasia
Supposed death from an electric fan
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Fan_death
Suicide method
rejection Social media and suicide Social support Toxic workplace Voluntary euthanasia Workplace bullying Crisis Assessment of risk Beck Hopelessness Scale
Suicide_by_hanging
Committing murder and suicide
rejection Social media and suicide Social support Toxic workplace Voluntary euthanasia Workplace bullying Crisis Assessment of risk Beck Hopelessness Scale
Murder–suicide
Magic involving communication with the deceased
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Necromancy
Act of killing one's own family
rejection Social media and suicide Social support Toxic workplace Voluntary euthanasia Workplace bullying Crisis Assessment of risk Beck Hopelessness Scale
Familicide
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Symbols_of_death
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List of unusual deaths in antiquity
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_antiquity
Official record of a person's death
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Death_certificate
2026 intentional death of Spanish woman
receiving euthanasia. Her request for euthanasia became a landmark case in Spain on the application of the Organic Law Regulating Euthanasia in the country
Noelia Castillo euthanasia case
Noelia_Castillo_euthanasia_case
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Lists_of_unusual_deaths
Medical phenomenon
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Lazarus_syndrome
End of an organism's life
had significant cultural impacts. Suicide, in general, and particularly euthanasia, are also points of cultural debate. Both acts are understood very differently
Death
Swiss organisation offering assisted suicide to members
Assisted Suicide for Healthy People". Huffington Post. July 16, 2009. Guide to Dignitas by Voluntary Euthanasia Society of New South Wales Lydvig Minelli
Dignitas (non-profit organisation)
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Threat to kill
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Death_threat
Second stage of death
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Livor_mortis
Remains of an organism after soft tissues have broken down after death
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Skeletonization
Professional in the business of funeral procedures
offered by both the BIFD and NAFD. All of the national organizations offer voluntary membership of "best practice" standards schemes, which includes regular
Funeral_director
English nurse, social worker, physician and writer
palliative care in modern medicine, and opposing the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia. Saunders was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, to Philip Gordon Saunders
Cicely_Saunders
Cultural practice regarding the dead
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Taboo_on_the_dead
Euthanasia device using inert gas
rapid and painless way to die". In 2009, Philip Nitschke, founder of voluntary euthanasia organisation Exit International, wrote in a member newsletter that
Suicide_bag
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
Existential viewpoint
suicide — a suicide that is done for the benefit of others Church of Euthanasia Human extinction Philosophy of suicide Right to die Suicide prevention
Advocacy_of_suicide
Postmortem stiffening of a muscle
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Cadaveric_spasm
English actor (1921–1999)
Porter (1974). Bogarde was most vocal towards the end of his life on voluntary euthanasia, of which he became a staunch proponent after witnessing the protracted
Dirk_Bogarde
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_20th_century
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
List of unusual deaths in the 19th century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_19th_century
Judicial inquiry, particularly into the cause of a death
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Inquest
British assisted dying organisation
the Voluntary Euthanasia Society) representing England and Wales, and Friends at the End based in Edinburgh.[citation needed] In 1935 the Voluntary Euthanasia
My_Death,_My_Decision
Awareness about death
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Mortality_salience
Reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Lazarus_sign
Cause of death
in the brain: an involuntary system that involves the amygdala and a voluntary system that involves the premotor opercular areas. However, death may
Death_from_laughter
Medical examination of a corpse
doi:10.2307/4389260. JSTOR 4389260. Gagea-Iurascu M, Craig S (2012). "Euthanasia and Necropsy". The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents
Autopsy
VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
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Boy/Male
Biblical, Christian, German, Hebrew
Voluntary; Praise Jehovah; Paternity; The Afflicted; Jehovah is Father; Whose Father is Jehovah
Biblical
free and voluntary gift; prince
Biblical
paternity; voluntary
Boy/Male
Biblical
Free and voluntary gift; prince.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Paternity; voluntary.
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Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the Responder.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Name of a King; Noble Counsel
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Immortal Life
Girl/Female
Greek American English
Reap; from Therasia.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Lovable
Boy/Male
Biblical
Lame, beaten.
Boy/Male
Latin
Laurel.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALASDAIR means "defender of mankind."
Boy/Male
Australian, Hindu, Indian
Law; Rule
Girl/Female
English
An Old English name from an Old German name meaning noble snake.
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adv.
In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.
a.
Involuntary.
v. t.
Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
a.
Compelled; forced; not voluntary.
v. t.
Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
pl.
of Voluptuary
a.
Exiled voluntarily.
adv.
In a voluntary manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.
v. t.
Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
v. t.
Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
a.
Spontaneous; voluntary.
n.
One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
v. t.
Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
a.
Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory; as, involuntary submission.
n.
One who advocates voluntaryism.
n.
A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
a.
Not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.
pl.
of Voluntary