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'''Euthanasia''' is the deliberate killing of a disabled, terminally ill or elderly person. Under Anglo-American law and most religions euthanasia is treated as murder.
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'''Euthanasia''' is the deliberate killing of a terminally ill person. Under Anglo-American law, and in most religions, euthanasia is treated as murder.
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Some [[liberals]] support euthanasia, and have succeeded in legalizing it The [[Netherlands]] and, upon advice of physicians, in [[Oregon]].
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Many [[liberals]], and some conservatives, support euthanasia in some circumstances. Voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients suffering from excruciating pain has been legalized in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] and, upon advice of physicians, in the US state of [[Oregon]].
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An example of euthanasia was the withdrawal of a feeding tube from the disabled [[Terri Schiavo]] with a court order prohibiting anyone from bringing her water.
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An example of euthanasia was the withdrawal of a feeding tube from the disabled and comatose [[Terri Schiavo]], with a court order prohibiting anyone from bringing her water.
 
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