Sentences with phrase «of painless death»

Euthanasia is the induction of painless death.

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For starters, why should animals be accorded a painless death and humans be deprived of one?

I'm going to assume this is going to be a painless death, not like, I'm dying of bone cancer which by all accounts pretty much renders a person immobile in pain.

She supports a woman's right to an abortion, is against the death penalty and corporal punishment, is not in favor of adopted children digging up their biological parents against their wishes, and believes that Dr. Jack Kevorkian and the incurably ill people who turn to him for painless deaths should be left alone.

When the State Kills is the model for such an approach, with fascinating and accessible chapters on such topics as the never - ending quest for «painless» executions, the role of and pressures on the jury in capital cases, the portrayal of executions in contemporary films, and the increasingly desperate efforts of death - penalty lawyers to ensure that those who are condemned to die have received something approximating fair treatment under the law.

Most importantly of all, before voting, MPs should reflect on why they think they have they the right to deny others a relatively painless and dignified death.

DELAND — The Feral Cat Task Force died a quick and painless death Tuesday as members of the Volusia County Animal Control Board voted 4 - 1 in favor of disbanding the committee they created 10 months ago.

Webster's defines euthanasia as «the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy».

Any animal who is euthanized (humanely put to death) will be administered a painless injection of sodium pentobarbital.

In theory, they could have been, but in practice, these chambers didn't provide a quick, painless, stress - free end of life — which is the standard for a humane death.

It is our responsibility as veterinarians and human beings to ensure that if an animal's life is to be taken, it is done with the highest degree of respect, and with an emphasis on making the death as painless and distress - free as possible.»

Although the definitions vary, to clarify what euthanasia and assisted suicide mean, the Merriam - Webster dictionary defines euthanasia as the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (e.g., persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy.

It may be morally offensive or whatever, but to label a procedure whereby a person is tried and convicted in a court of law, gets numerous appeals and who is put to death in a manner that at least is designed to be painless «barbaric» is to stretch the meaning of «barbaric» beyond its breaking point.

Best of all, getting an accidental death benefit policy is a relatively quick and painless process.