It (doctor-assisted suicide) involves the extreme measure of taking the life of a terminally ill patient when the patient is in extreme pain and the chances for recovering appear to be hopeless.

• 当这个病人处在极度痛苦中并且无望康复的时候，这个（医生参与的安乐死）便使用一种极端的（法律赋予的）手段来结束晚期病人。