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In these cases it is often family members who make the request. This would be done against the wishes of the patient and would clearly count as murder. It is important not to confuse nonvoluntary mercy killing with involuntary mercy killing. During the Renaissance, English humanist Thomas More defended Euthanasia in book Utopia...
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More describes in idealic terms the function of hospitals. Hospital workers watch after patients with tender care and do everything in their power to cure illnesses. However, when a patient has a torturous and incurable illness, the patient has the option to die, either through starvation or opium...
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