10 - Euthanasia part 1

euthanasia, mercy killing

to commit suicide, to kill oneself / to put an end to one’s life

a suicide attempt / doctor-assisted suicide

to give one’s consent

to die peacefully / to die with dignity

the sacredness, sanctity of life

a terminal disease, incurable / a degenerative disease

to be terminally ill

to be brain-damaged / irreversivle brain damage

to fall into, be in a coma

to be brain dead / to be in a vegetative state

to be a burden for one’s family

paralysis

to be paralyzed from the waist down, to be paraplegic

to be paralyzed from the neck down / to be quadriplegic

paralyzed on one side

to be bedridden

to be on life support, hooked up to a respirator / to be hooked up to feeding tubes

medical care, health care

a care unit for the terminally ill

a doctor / a nurse / a nursing auxiliary, a nurse’s aide

to cure a