Giving a dying, suffering patient extremely high doses of analgesics to the point of unconsciousness and accelerated death is known as

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Terminal sedation involves sedating a patient to the point of unconsciousness to relieve intractable suffering at the end of life, which can sometimes hasten death. This practice is distinct from euthanasia, where the intention is to cause death.

Giving a Dying, Suffering Patient Extremely High Doses of Analgesics