active euthanasia definition
active euthanasia means termination of life of a person who is terminally ill and facing unbearable suffering by administration of lethal drugs;
active euthanasia means intentionally terminating early, for compassionate reasons, the life of a person who is terminally ill or whose suffering is unbearable. This conduct is culpable homicide under section 222 of the Criminal Code and may constitute the offences of murder, manslaughter or criminal negligence causing death.