passive 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
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
In 2018, India's Supreme Court allowed people to draw up living wills and thereby choose passive euthanasia, where medical treatment can be withdrawn under strict guidelines to hasten a person's death.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Some other countries accept only passive euthanasia, where, at the patient's request, some medical treatments are stopped, causing the person's death.
From Reuters ● Apr. 3, 2023
What is the difference between active and passive euthanasia?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
