euthanasia
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Dychtwald also expects that active and passive euthanasia might become openly discussed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
India legalised passive euthanasia in 2018 but active euthanasia - any act that intentionally helps a person kill themselves - remains illegal.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
This is the first instance of court-approved passive euthanasia - the act of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment - in India.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
But an error on the euthanasia form, marking the reason as overpopulation in the shelter rather than a risk to public safety, meant he was still available to ordinary adopters such as Wright.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
After euthanasia, thousands of fraudulent death certificates were issued, citing diverse causes of death—some of them markedly absurd.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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