Usage Note
Euthanasie is used in medical and ethical debates about assisted dying, exactly as in English. France has long debated legalisation, and the term suicide assisté often appears alongside it in political discourse. The word comes from Greek eu ('good') and thanatos ('death').
Examples
"Le débat sur l'euthanasie divise la société."
Natural Translation
The euthanasia debate divides society.
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