Is voluntary euthanasia the same as active euthanasia?
Here is what I found along with examples: voluntary active euthanasia: A competent patient makes a voluntary and persistent request to a physician for help in dying. The physician administers a lethal dose of medication because the patient cannot do so herself. involuntary active euthanasia: A physician administers a lethal dose of medication to a competent patient even though she has refused euthanasia. non-voluntary active euthanasia: A physician administers a lethal dose of medication to a patient who is not competent and who is unable to indicate whether she wants euthanasia. “passive euthanasia” refers to withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.
