The ethics committee reviewed several euthanasias and debated whether each met legal and moral criteria.

The debate over euthanasia raised difficult ethical questions about autonomy, suffering, and the role of physicians.

The hospital ethics committee reviewed the family's request for passive euthanasia and debated whether withdrawing life support was warranted.

The ethics committee held a heated session about active euthanasia after a patient requested assistance to end unbearable suffering.