Euthanasia (also called assisted dying) involves purposely ending a person's life because they are suffering from disease, disability, or pain. This is different from assisted suicide, where one person helps another to kill themselves.
Euthanasia can be voluntary, where a person asks for help to end their life. Non-voluntary euthanasia occurs when a person who cannot communicate is killed or allowed to die because others think they are suffering. When a person is killed against their will, and when the goal is not to relieve suffering, the killing is usually called murder.
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