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Euthanasia or Mercy Killing

Commission on Social and Bioethical Questions
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Commission on Social and Bioethical Questions
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euthanasia
mercy killing
suicide
voluntary
involuntary
convertible
compulsory
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Religious ethics
Methods of ethics
Theological ethics
Philosophical ethics
Bioethics
Medical ethics
Health ethics
Christian denominations
Lutheran
Dogmatics
The human being
Practical theology and theological education
Training of church leaders
Ministerial and pastoral training
Lay Formation
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Church and Ecumenical Statements on Bioethics and Biotechnology
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/217639
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Abstract
"The word ’euthanasia’ (derived from the Greek eu and thanatos) has three primary meanings in common English usage: a) a gentle and easy death; b) the means of bringing about a gentle and easy death; and c) the action of inducing a gentle and easy death. The term is a synonym for mercy killing, and this involves either assisting a patient to commit suicide or administering ’painless’ or ’merciful’ death to a patient."
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1981
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