Euthanasia (Greek: ευθανασία – ευ “good”, θανατος death”), according to the Penguin Dictionary of Psychology, is described as the “easy and painless death or the indicates for producing one. Advocated by many for those suffering from intractable discomfort that accompanies the terminal stages of a lot of incurable diseases. A distinction worth noting (in respect to matters legal and ethical) is that drawn between passive euthanasia, when one simply ceases to supply requisite extraordinary support measures necessary to keep an individual alive, and active euthanasia, when distinct means are taken to terminate life.” (Page 253)
Active Euthanasia, Passive Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide