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Title: Euthanasia
Words: 766
Euthanasia is defined as "the act of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or
injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy". The debate over
euthanasia has long been an important issue. The Euthanasia Society was renamed Right
to Die in 1974, it then merged with another organization called Concern for Dying in 1991 to
form Choice in Dying . Euthanasia is divided into three separate divisions. The first of the
divisions, active euthanasia involves the hastening of death through administering lethal drugs,
etc. as requested by the patient. Active euthanasia is illegal, however no physician charged with
homicide for helping patients to die had ever been convicted until recently. The next d ...
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