Euthanasia-

The painless killing of a patientsuffering from an incurable and painful

disease or in an irreversible coma. Greek meaning: from eu ‘well’ +

thanatos ‘death’ - Oxford Dictionary

Carol Rafferty

“Laws that indirectly promote lonelinessand abandonment at death should be

carefully reconsidered”-Dr. Timothy Quill, 1994

Rotterdam Criteria

• Patient made voluntary request• The request had to be well considered• The wish for death had to be enduring• The patient had to be suffering unacceptably• The doctor had to consult a second doctor,

who agreed with the proposed courseof action

Corey Sullivan

Corey Sullivan

James SiFuentes

Kylie Hill