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EUTHANASIA Euthanasia (Greek, "easy death") is the act of inducing a gentle, painless death. In recent decades the term has come to mean deliberately terminating life to prevent unavoidable suffering. Passive euthanasia is discontinuing life-sustaining treatment of the ill or stopping so-called extraordinary treatment. Active euthanasia, or mercy killing, is putting to death a person who, due to disease or extreme age, can no longer lead a meaningful life; the term can also include an …

…is being discriminated against because she cannot legally have assistance to end her life.(Mullens, 13 and Gentles, 30) The Supreme Court of Canada denied Sue Rodriguez a legal right for assisted suicide. Author- A. Carmi Title- Euthanasia Published- 1984 Author- Ian Gentles Title- Euthanasia And Assisted Suicide Published- 1995 Author- Ron Hamel Title- Choosing Death Published- 1991 Author- Gary E. McCuen Title- Doctor Assisted Suicide And The Euthanasia Movement Published- 1994 Author- Anne Mullens Title- Euthanasia: Dying for leadership Published- 1995