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A euthanasia solution is a drug-containing aqueous solution for intentionally ending life to either relieve pain and suffering or execute convicts. [1] The drugs used in euthanasia solution do not only need to be safe to personnel, but they also need to have a rapid onset of action and minimize the possible pain felt by humans and animals. [2]
Pentobarbital, often used for animal euthanasia, [56] was used as part of a three-drug cocktail for the first time on December 16, 2010, when John David Duty was executed in Oklahoma. [50] It was then used as the drug in a single-drug execution for the first time on March 10, 2011, when Johnnie Baston was executed in Ohio. [57]
A euthanasia device is a machine engineered to allow an individual to die quickly with minimal pain. The most common devices are those designed to help terminally ill people die by voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide without prolonged pain. They may be operated by a second party, such as a physician, or by the person wishing to die.
The death of an unnamed 64-year-old woman from the U.S. Midwest led to multiple arrests after she became the first person to use the “Sarco” pod—a high-tech device promising a “peaceful ...
Medications that have been used in assisted suicide include Barbiturates, particularly secobarbital (brand name Seconal) [202] [203] and pentobarbital [204] [205] Propofol [206] Midazolam [206] Rocuronium [206] Combinations of medications are sometimes used. [202] Other medications and medication combinations have been considered. [207] [208]
In 2023, more than 9,060 people died by euthanasia in the Netherlands, making up around 5.4% of the total number of deaths (169,363), according to an annual report released by the Regional ...
The book rates more than a dozen methods of euthanasia according to reliability and peacefulness scales. Strategies covered by the books include: the use of gases such as nitrogen, poisons such as carbon monoxide, prescription drugs such as insulin and the opiates, and former prescription drugs such as the barbiturates. [2]
Suicide bags have been used with gases other than inert gases, with varying outcomes. Examples of other gases used are propane-butane, [37] which has narcotic effects, [38] and is commonly adulterated with strong smelling additives to warn of gas leaks, and natural gas. [39]