Betekenis van:
euthanasia

euthanasia
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • bewuste levensbeëindiging
  • the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

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Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. Many consider that euthanasia is a way to relieve a patient's sufferings.
  2. Some doctors are in favor of euthanasia while others believe it goes against the Hippocratic oath.
  3. Euthanasia is permitted in the Netherlands.
  4. Illegal euthanasia
  5. Killing should not be performed in areas where other animals are present, unless in the case of euthanasia of a badly injured animal where additional suffering may be caused by moving the animal.
  6. Animals should be killed using a method that adheres to the principles set by the European Commission Recommendations for the euthanasia of experimental animals (Part 1 and Part 2).
  7. ‘fallen stock’ means animals which have been killed by euthanasia with or without definite diagnosis or have died (including stillborn and unborn animals) on a farm or any premise or during transport, but have not been slaughtered for human consumption;
  8. This may require referral to a veterinarian for treatment, or, in the case of serious injury, the animal should be killed immediately by a humane method, in line with the principles set out in the European Commission Recommendations for the euthanasia of experimental animals (Part 1 and Part 2).