as in murder
the act or practice of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering
a physician who refuses to practice euthanasia
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Recent Examples of euthanasia
In May, Glenn Hickman, said the outbreak has killed or forced the euthanasia of 95% of Hickman’s Family Farms’ Arizona hen population, totaling about 6 million dead birds.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Farms are required to follow humane treatment and euthanasia standards for the animals, Hobbs said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The couple made the agonizing decision to proceed with euthanasia, signing paperwork through tears.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The Belgian Federal Euthanasia Review and Evaluation Committee says that six youth have requested euthanasia between 2014 and 2024.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
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Jackson, who famously won an acquittal in the murder trial of Karen Read and represented disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, did not explain his decision to withdraw from the case.—
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Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact KCPD homicide unit detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.—
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More information about homicides is available from The Sun’s homicides database.—
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“Euthanasia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanasia. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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