Slippery Slope Debate
Non-voluntary euthanasia is cited as one of the possible outcomes of the slippery slope argument, in which it is claimed that permitting voluntary euthanasia to occur will lead to the support and legalization of non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia, although studies have contested this idea.
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