Euthanasia
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Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering.
The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David (1787), depicting Socrates preparing to drink hemlock, following his conviction for corrupting the youth of Athens
Felix Adler, c. 1913, the first prominent American to argue for permitting suicide in cases of chronic illness
Hartheim Euthanasia Centre, where over 18,000 people were killed
Lethal injection
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Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person for the express purpose of causing death. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may
Euthanasia
…withholding treatment necessary for the continuance of life. Active euthanasia entails the use of lethal substances or forces (such as administering a lethal injection), and is more controversial. While some authors consider these terms to be misleading and unhelpful, they are nonetheless commonly used. In some cases…
Execution room in the San Quentin State Prison in California
The Control Module of the lethal injection machine formerly installed in the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Delaware. On display in the National Museum of Crime & Punishment, Washington, D.C. (2009)