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The expression “good death” derives etymologically from the Greek euthanatos (eu = good and thanatos = death) and is commonly used synonymously with and euphemistically for the current concept of euthanasia.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Good Death (See Death, Concept). In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_285
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