EUTHANASIA课件.pptVIP

EUTHANASIA;Euthanasia?(from the?Greek?ευθανασ?α?meaning “good death”:?ευ-, eu- (well or good) +?θ?νατο?, thanatos (death)) refers to the practice of?ending a life?in a manner which relieves pain and suffering. According to the?House of Lords?Select Committee?on?Medical Ethics, the precise definition of euthanasia is “a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable(难治的) suffering. ;The concept of euthanasia for the first time appeared likely to Fifth century BC in comedy-Cratinus of undetermined title. Described it this way a person hav