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what is euthanasia?
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mercy killing
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when is euthanasia used?
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when people have a terminal illness and will not get better. it is also used if a person feels their quality of life is poor - such as paralyzed
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what are the different types of euthanasia?
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voluntary euthanasia non voluntary euthanasia passive euthanasia active euthanasia
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what is the law in britain on euthanasia?
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euthanasia is illegal. apart from the netherlands euthanasia is illegal in europe
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what is voluntary euthanasia?
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when a person asks a doctor to end their life-also called assisted suicide
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what is non voluntary euthanasia?
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when a person is too ill to ask for euthanasia but the decision to end their life is made in their best interests
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what is passive euthanasia?
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when pain killing drugs are increased to shorten life and control pain. or when medicine is withheld or taken away to bring about quicker death
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what is active euthanasia?
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giving a drug that will end life
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why is the roman catholic church against euthanasia?
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seen as murder and the pope said that to cause death this way was a grave violation of the law of god
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what is the 'double effect'?
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when large doses of pain killers are used to help ease a persons suffering, and as a result they die. the roman catholics accept this
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what are roman catholics view on extraordinary treatment?
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doctors shouldnt use it to keep people alive, so turning off a life support machine is sometimes acceptable
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what is the church of englands view on euthanasia?
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deliberate taking of life in forbidden, though people should not be kept alive when they are suffering lots of pain
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what are hospices?
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special places where terminally ill people are cared for and allowed to die in comfort and dignity without using euthanasia
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what are muslims view on euthanasia?
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completely against it
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what does the qur'an say about life?
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that allah created it and everything belongs to him. life is sacred and people are forbidden to kill themselves
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what did muhammad say about people commiting suicide?
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anyone who commited suicide would not join allah in paradise
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when should people ask allah for help?
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when they are suffering badly, noone has the right to decide when they die
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