Euthanasia is of course a Humpty Dumpty word, defined in whichever way best
suits the person in an argument.
Larry
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> Subject: Re: EPC - March 28, 2012 - Update
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> For information: medical aid in dying (ie physician-assisted suicide) is
not
> the same as euthanasia, as this newsletter states. The term euthanasia is
> generally taken to mean the involuntary or non-voluntary taking of life,
> where the person has not explicitly requested aid in dying.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Margo
>
page.
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