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'''Euthanasia''' is the process of having someone assist another with [[suicide]]. Although some cultures, such as [[Human]]s, consider the practice immoral, others, such as [[Vulcan]]s, consider euthanasia of the elderly a normal practice. |
'''Euthanasia''' is the process of having someone assist another with [[suicide]]. Although some cultures, such as [[Human]]s, consider the practice immoral, others, such as [[Vulcan]]s, consider euthanasia of the elderly a normal practice. |
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| − | In [[Spock]]'s youth, the decision to euthanize his beloved pet ''[[sehlat]]'' [[I-Chaya]] when he was mortally wounded, rather have an extended life in agony. This was a critical turning point in the young half-Vulcan's life. ( |
+ | In [[Spock]]'s youth, the decision to euthanize his beloved pet ''[[sehlat]]'' [[I-Chaya]] when he was mortally wounded, rather have an extended life in agony. This was a critical turning point in the young half-Vulcan's life. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}}) |
| − | In the aftermath of Earth's [[Third World War]], [[Colonel]] [[Phillip Green|Green]] infamously euthanized hundreds of thousands of Humans who were suffering the effects of [[radiation poisoning]]. ( |
+ | In the aftermath of Earth's [[Third World War]], [[Colonel]] [[Phillip Green|Green]] infamously euthanized hundreds of thousands of Humans who were suffering the effects of [[radiation poisoning]]. ({{ENT|Terra Prime}}) |
| − | [[Klingon]]s who have suffered an injury or wound that precludes their further service to the [[Klingon Empire|Empire]] may perform ritual euthanasia in a ceremony known as the [[Hegh'bat]]. ( |
+ | [[Klingon]]s who have suffered an injury or wound that precludes their further service to the [[Klingon Empire|Empire]] may perform ritual euthanasia in a ceremony known as the [[Hegh'bat]]. ({{TNG|Ethics}}) |
===References=== |
===References=== |
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Revision as of 23:17, 7 February 2007
Euthanasia is the process of having someone assist another with suicide. Although some cultures, such as Humans, consider the practice immoral, others, such as Vulcans, consider euthanasia of the elderly a normal practice.
In Spock's youth, the decision to euthanize his beloved pet sehlat I-Chaya when he was mortally wounded, rather have an extended life in agony. This was a critical turning point in the young half-Vulcan's life. (TAS: "Yesteryear")
In the aftermath of Earth's Third World War, Colonel Green infamously euthanized hundreds of thousands of Humans who were suffering the effects of radiation poisoning. (ENT: "Terra Prime")
Klingons who have suffered an injury or wound that precludes their further service to the Empire may perform ritual euthanasia in a ceremony known as the Hegh'bat. (TNG: "Ethics")
References
- VOY:
- "Phage"
- "Emanations"
- "Coda"