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Is the death penalty a form of euthanasia?

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No. Euthanasia is aiding and accelerating the process of dying, ordinarily for a person who is terminally ill and who has requested assisted death, to avoid continued suffering. Executing a person for a criminal act is merely that. Ending their life, by a state-administered fatal procedure. read more

Death penalty is a punishment for a crime, in countries that allow the capital punishment. Their objective is the death of an individual, however their reasons behind the death are completely different. read more

Legalising euthanasia is not the simple matter that many make it out to be. Its implications as a piece of social engineering are just as profound as restoring the death penalty would be. David E. Richmond MD FRACP Professor Emeritus. read more

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