Euthanasia is defined as either active or passive. Active euthanasia involves taking direct action to end a life, while passive euthanasia means withholding treatment allowing natural death. The document discusses euthanasia in the context of severe pain and suffering for competent adults who request it due to unbearable medical conditions like Brittany Maynard, who chose to end her life with a terminal brain tumor.

4. WHAT IS EUTHANASIA ?
 Active Euthanasia
Action
 Voluntary Euthanasia
No Action
Passive

6. WHY ?!
 Severe pain.
 Too sick, incoherent.
 Compassion for a competent adult.
 Unbearable suffering.

7. BRITTANY MAYNARD

8. WHAT IF IT WAS YOU ?