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• n  the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

• Public polls record strong support for voluntary euthanasia--a recent Morgan poll found that 70% of Australians were in favor--but Dent's death also evoked sorrow and anger.
• Facing widespread popular support for euthanasia, the Netherlands' parliament votes to make it legal.
• Australian euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke says his kit for testing barbiturates will provide terminally ill people with important peace of mind.

• mercy killing

News & Articles

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• Pet Euthanasia Launches Website
  Saying goodbye to a beloved companion animal is never easy, but the time may come when a pet is in poor health or has a poor quality of life due to old age and is suffering from day to day. (PRWeb June 15, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pet-Euthanasia/Launches-Website/prweb10834089.htm
  June 15, 2013 - PRWeb
• Letter: Restricting euthanasia can lead to cruel treatment
  Arbitrarily ending euthanasia at animal shelters - even for one day, as some are pushing - would put shelters in a precarious position and cause animals to suffer.
  June 14, 2013 - The Topeka Capital-Journal
• Quebec's 'right to die' euthanasia law could be Canada's first
  Quebec is the first province in Canada to consider allowing patients to request a form of medically-supervised euthanasia.
  June 13, 2013 - GlobalPost

Quotes

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• Pope Benedict XVI in Guardian Unlimited
  Benedict said conscientious objector status would "enable them not to collaborate directly or indirectly in supplying products that have clearly immoral purposes such as, for example, abortion or euthanasia."
• Newt Gingrich in Dakota Voice
  You're asking us to trust turning over power to the government, when there are clearly people in America who believe in establishing euthanasia, including selective standards,Gingrich said.