The act of ending a life to prevent further suffering. See active euthenasia- assisted death- end of life- informed consent- mercy killing- passive euthenasia.
EUTHANASIA: "Joe wanted to use euthenasia for Lyn so she would no longer suffer the terrible pain from her terminal illness."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "EUTHANASIA," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/euthanasia/ (accessed March 21, 2023).
