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'''Euthanasia''' is the deliberate killing of a terminally ill person in order to end unbearable suffering. Anglo-American law and most religious leaders regard euthanasia as murder.
'''Euthanasia''' is the deliberate killing of a terminally ill person in order to end unbearable suffering. Anglo-American law and most religious leaders regard euthanasia as murder.
Most [[libertarians]] and many [[liberals]] support voluntary euthanasia in some circumstances. Voluntary euthanasia has been legalized in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] and, upon approval of a few physicians, in the US state of [[Oregon]]. While legalized euthanasia ostensibly has limitations on when it may be used, such as limiting it to terminally ill patients suffering from excruciating pain, in practice all it requires is a few pro-euthanasia physicians to authorize it. That is rarely an obstacle.
Most [[libertarians]], many [[liberals]] and some [[conservatives]] (notably in Europe) support voluntary euthanasia in some circumstances. Voluntary euthanasia has been legalized in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] and, upon approval of a few physicians, in the US state of [[Oregon]]. Legalized euthanasia has limitations on when it may be used, such as limiting it to terminally ill patients suffering from excruciating pain. Opponents of euthanasia maintain that this rarely constitutues an obstacle, as in practice all it requires is a few pro-euthanasia physicians to authorize it. Proponents of legalized euthanasia, on the other hand, think that a complete ban on voluntary euthanasia would unnecessarily prolong the suffering of some terminally ill patients.
The widely reported withdrawal of a feeding tube from the disabled and comatose [[Terri Schiavo]], with a court order prohibiting anyone from bringing her water, is an example of euthanasia.
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