Definition: Euthanasia

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Death of a person by another person, with or without the consent of the dying person, with the intention of painlessly putting to death, relieving intractable suffering or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/ICCS_final-2015-March12_FINAL_v1_0_EN.pdf