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Euthanasia, it is impossible to kill people

Euthanasia it is a Greek word which means - «easy death». The modern term "euthanasia" means any action or, on the contrary, inactivity which as a matter of fact or to intention results in the death which are having for an object elimination of a pain and suffering. There are various positions against euthanasia. One position opposes cases of "active" euthanasia, where an active, or overt, effort is made to bring about death, such as in administering a lethal injection, or "passive" euthanasia, which means inactivity to the patient. Supporters of euthanasia have purposely provoked terminological confusion by various statements that it is necessary to understand as this term. In this item we should consider all sides of a euthanasia problem.
The essence euthanasia was known for a long time from the extreme antiquity. So in Sparta killed the babies which were born weak or sick. Some primitive tribes had custom to kill or leave the old men becoming a burden for family.
And in XX centu...

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