Occurs when lifesaving treatment is withdrawn or withheld, allowing the terminally ill patient to die a natural death.
Earlier, in the 17th century, Sir Francis Bacon outlined the idea of euthanasia. It derives from the Greek words "eu" and "thanatos," which mean, respectively, "good" and "death." However, it originally denoted a "pleasant" or "easy" death.
Passive euthanasia
The deliberate withholding of artificial life support, such as a ventilator or feeding tube, is known as passive euthanasia. Some ethicists make a distinction between withdrawing life support and ceasing to provide it (the patient is on life support but then removed from it).
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