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GLOSSARY OF TERMS Richard MacDonald, chairman Rob Jonquière, secretary.

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1 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Richard MacDonald, chairman Rob Jonquière, secretary

2 When X does Y to Z, you call it… ? Differences and/or similarities

3 BASIC ASSUMPTIONS Activity Doctor or other Request yes or no Local term / English translation

4 LOCAL TERMS Chuusi Igkutekinimueki Hukaisi Kansetukeki anrakusi etc.

5 CATEGORIES Treatment Termination of life Suicide Fluid & food

6 TREATMENT Withholding Withdrawing Death as side effect of Large doses of medication

7 … AS SIDE EFFECT Terminal sedation Euthanasia by treatment Indirect euthanasia Double effect ‘Normal’ medical action

8 LARGE DOSES Terminal sedation Adequate palliative care Double effect Farmacological oblivion Palliative sedation

9 TERMINATION OF LIFE BY INJECTION DoctorYes No (voluntary) (active) Euthanasia Murder Non-voluntary euthanasia OtherYes No Murder (voluntary) Euthanasia Mercy killing Murder Non-voluntary euthanasia

10 SUICIDE Self-Suicide Self deliverance DoctorYes No Physician assisted dying Physician assisted suicide X? Murder? OtherYes No Assisted dying Assisted suicide X

11 FLUID & FOOD Withdrawal of life support Patient refusal of… Starvation

12 CONCLUSIONS In “grey” area” (side effect etc.) lots of differences In “termination of life” arbitrary use of active & voluntary In suicide there seems to be consensus


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