What is passive euthanasia (mercy killing)?

The term "passive euthanasia" used by the Supreme Court in its verdict on Aruna Shanbaug's case is defined as the withdrawal of medical treatment with the deliberate intention to hasten a terminally ill-patient's death. read more

Euthanasia, sometimes known as mercy killing, is the practice of intentionally ending someone's life to relieve their pain and suffering. read more

Active Euthanasia and Passive Euthanasia. Active euthanasia involves the use of lethal medicine by a doctor to directly kill a patient who is suffering from an illness that he or she will not recover from. read more

Euthanasia is generally defined as the act of killing an incurably ill person out of concern and compassion for that person's suffering. It is sometimes called mercy killing, but many advocates of euthanasia define mercy killing more precisely as the ending of another person's life without his or her request. read more