Assisted dying, assisted death, aid in dying or help to die may refer to:
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Assisted suicide, help or assistance to another person to end his or her life
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Euthanasia, the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
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Palliative sedation In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress of a dying patient) is the palliative practice of relieving distress in a terminally ...
, administration of medications with a calming or sedative effect to a person who is on the verge of death, which may accelerate the death of the patient
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Right to die
The right to die is a concept based on the opinion that human beings are entitled to end their life or undergo voluntary euthanasia. Possession of this right is often understood that a person with a terminal illness, incurable pain, or without ...
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Dignified death
Dignified death, death with dignity, dying with dignity or dignity in dying is an ethical concept that refers to the end-of-life process avoiding suffering and maintaining control and autonomy. In general, it is usually treated as an extension of t ...
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