Euthanasia, Active

**Definition:** The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

**Tree numbers:** - E02.760.905.199.249 - I01.880.735.344.500.249 - N02.421.585.905.199.500

**Synonyms:** - Active Euthanasia