passive euthanasia
The act of allowing a terminally ill person to die by either withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining support such as a respirator or feeding tube.
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euthanasia
euthanasia (yoo-th[schwa]-nay-zh[schwa]), n. The act or practice of killing or bringing about the death of a person who suffers from an incurable disease or condition, esp. a painful one, for reasons of mercy. • Euthanasia is sometimes regarded by the law as second-degree murder, manslaughter, or criminally negligent homicide. In 2001, the Netherlands became the
dyathanasia
dyathanasia (dI-ath-[schwa]-nay-zh[schwa]), n. The act of permitting death to occur naturally by withholding, terminating, or not offering life-prolonging treatments or intervention. — Also termed passive mercy killing. See EUTHANASIA.