Euthanasia
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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.
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.
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.