Euthanasia Legality - Anrakushigouhoron

Japanese: 安楽死合法論 - あんらくしごうほうろん
Euthanasia Legality - Anrakushigouhoron

...Relieving a sick person from pain and allowing them to die peacefully. The English word above comes from the Latin for "good death." Euthanasia can be divided into several types. (1) Pure euthanasia: When morphine is administered to ease the pain of death, and this does not shorten the patient's life. (2) Indirect euthanasia: When such measures inevitably hasten the patient's death slightly. (3) Euthanasia by omission: When active medical measures are not taken when such measures would only slightly postpone the patient's death and would only cause unnecessary pain. ...

*Some of the terminology used in relation to the "legalisation of euthanasia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…病者を苦痛から解放して安楽に死なせること。上記の英語は,〈良き死〉を意味するラテン語に由来する。安楽死は,いくつかの類型に分けられる。(1)純粋の安楽死 死苦の緩和を目的としてモルヒネの投与が行われ,しかもそれが病者の生命の短縮を伴わないというような場合。(2)間接的安楽死 そのような措置が不可避的に病者の死期を若干早めるような場合。(3)不作為による安楽死 積極的な医療措置を講じても病者の死期をわずかしか延長できず,しかも,それによっていたずらに彼に苦痛を生じさせるにすぎないときに,その措置を行わない場合。…

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