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EUTHANASIA: BOTTOM LINE KILLING IS KILLING! People all over the world are talking more about euthanasia. Euthanasia is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit. Doing it by act is intentionally causing a person's death by performing an action such as giving a lethal injection. Intentionally causing death by not providing necessary and ordinary care or food and water is euthanasia by omission. It can also be looked at as, voluntary, non-voluntary, or involuntary. Voluntary is when the person who is killed has requested to be killed. When the person who is killed made no request and gave no consent is non-voluntary. Involuntary is when the person made an expressed wish to the contrary. Euthanasia is also known as mercy killing or assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is when someone provides an individual with the information, guidance, and means to take his or her own life with the intention that they wi