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  2. Death row phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    The death row phenomenon is the emotional distress felt by prisoners on death row. Concerns about the ethics of inflicting this distress upon prisoners have led to some legal concerns about the constitutionality of the death penalty in the United States and other countries.

  3. Right to die - Wikipedia

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    Death is a natural process of life thus there should not be any laws to prevent it if the patient seeks to end it. What we do at the end of our lives should not be of concern to others. If euthanasia is strictly controlled, we can avoid entering a slippery slope and prevent patients from seeking alternative methods which may not be legal. [1]

  4. Euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    Euthanasia: a very gentle and quiet death, which happens without painful convulsions. The word comes from ευ, bene, well, and θανατος, mors, death. [32] The concept of euthanasia in the sense of alleviating the process of death goes back to the medical historian Karl Friedrich Heinrich Marx, who drew on Bacon's philosophical ideas ...

  5. Death and culture - Wikipedia

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    Active euthanasia is still ruled illegal, whereas passive euthanasia is legal and embraced as “Songenshi” or “death with dignity as the withholding or withdrawing of life-prolonging treatment.” (Kumar, 2023) The Japanese point of view on suicide is not sinful, but rather the act of assisted suicide being considered as a murder-for-hire ...

  6. Death anxiety - Wikipedia

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    The death row phenomenon is the distress and anxiety seen in inmates awaiting execution, which can cause an increased risk for suicidal tendencies and psychotic delusions. A contributing factor to this phenomenon is solitary confinement, lack of social interaction, as well as the psychological impact as a result of their crimes.

  7. Euthanasia in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Arguments for euthanasia are varied and include a diverse array of opinions. Commonly cited reasons for euthanasia include: Patients should have the right to decide when they want to die (primacy of bodily autonomy) Patients deserve to die with dignity when they choose; Each individual should retain their agency regarding time of death when ...

  8. A death row inmate's letters: Read vulnerable, angry thoughts ...

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    As Freddie Eugene Owens lives the last hours of his life, USA TODAY is sharing some of the South Carolina death row inmate's handwritten letters to a woman he loved. At times furious and at others ...

  9. Suicidology - Wikipedia

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    Their definition of suicide had three different aspects. One was a murder involving hatred or the wish to kill. The second one was a murder by the self often involving guilt or the wish to be killed. The last one is the wish to die. They thought of suicide being a murderous death wish that was turned back upon one's own self.