What is Euthanasia? Euthanasia is the intentional killing of a person, for compassionate motives, whether the killing is by a direct action, such as a lethal injection, or by failing to perform an action necessary to maintain life. For euthanasia to occur, there must be an intention to kill. What practices would be involved? The most common suggestion is for voluntary (or "active") euthanasia, where the person asks to be killed. Although those who advocate …showed first 75 words of 627 total…

…showed last 75 words of 627 total…the intent not bring about death is not euthanasia, active or passive. Is this an important distinction? Yes it is an important distinction. For it hides what is really meant, active euthanasia under the guise of so called passive euthanasia. All efforts should be made to resist any push to allow so called passive euthanasia. This is generally called for by people who are outside their area of expertise and under the guise of compassion.