active euthanasia definition

active euthanasia means termination of life of a person who is terminally ill and facing unbearable suffering by administration of lethal drugs;
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active euthanasia means intentionally terminating early, for compassionate reasons, the life of a person who is terminally ill or whose suffering is unbearable. This conduct is culpable homicide under section 222 of the Criminal Code and may constitute the offences of murder, manslaughter or criminal negligence causing death.
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Related to active euthanasia

  • Active Employees means all employees employed on the Closing Date by Seller for its business who are employed exclusively in Seller’s business as currently conducted, including employees on temporary leave of absence, including family medical leave, military leave, temporary disability or sick leave, but excluding employees on long-term disability leave.

  • Active Employee means a contributing member of the TRS who is employed by a public school and is not entitled to coverage under a plan provided under Insurance Code Chapter 1551 (Texas Em- ployees Group Benefits Act) or 1601 (State University Employees Uniform Insurance Benefits Act).

  • Fugitive emissions means those emissions which could not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally equivalent opening.

  • Fugitive emission means an emission to air from the permitted installation that is not controlled by an emission limit imposed by a condition of this Permit.

  • polygamous marriage means any marriage to which paragraph 5 applies;