Euthanasia
Synonyms
Euthanasia, Involuntary
Involuntary Euthanasia
Killing, Mercy
Killings, Mercy
Mercy Killing
Mercy Killings
The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)