noun
death with dignity; natural death
Refers to allowing a terminally ill person to die naturally without life-prolonging treatment, as opposed to artificially extending life.
尊厳死を選ぶ権利について議論が続いている。
Debate continues over the right to choose death with dignity.
彼は延命治療を拒否し、尊厳死を望んだ。
He refused life-prolonging treatment and wished for a natural death.
Compound of 尊厳 (dignity) and 死 (death). The term is a modern coinage reflecting bioethical concepts.