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Euthanasia is a concept used in the medical field which means easy death or gentle death and is defined as the deliberate speeding up of the death of an individual based on terminal medical conditions Jonsen et al 2015 Euthanasia reflects one of the current debate issues health professionals encounter when caring for the end of life patients who are choosing between speeding up their death or living the rest of their life in pain In the fields of laws and regulations related to human health there is still a controversy over the concept of a peaceful death This ethical dilemma has health care providers making a decision to choose between two difficult options and are obligated to use moral reasoning to solve these legal and ethical risks Euthanasia s legal and ethical aspects are still debated in many countries in the world Withholding or withdrawing treatment of any patient has been never easy and is unable to be generalized Naga et al 2013
