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Label as Types of Euthanasia : Voluntary Active (VA), Voluntary

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Label as types of euthanasia : Voluntary Active (VA), Voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (VPO), Voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (VPEx), or (using the same names with NV for non-voluntary)Non-voluntary Active (NVA), Non-voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (NVPO), Non-voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (NVPEx).
A person who has serious lung problems and has been temporarily placed on a respirator asks that she be removed from a respirator that is causing her great discomfort.


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