the Hemlock Society
/ðə ˈhemlɒk səsaɪəti/
/ðə ˈhemlɑːk səsaɪəti/
- a US organization that supported doctors who help people to end their own lives when they want to do so because they have a serious illness that cannot be cured. The organization was established in 1980 and campaigned for changes in the law. It later changed its name to End-of-Life Choices, and in 2007 joined with another organization called Compassion in Dying to become Compassion & Choices.
汉姆洛克学会（Hemlock Society）：一个美国组织，该组织支持医生帮助人们在自己想要的时候结束自己的生命，因为他们患有严重的疾病，无法治愈。该组织成立于1980年，致力于推动法律变革。后来将其更名为“生命终止之选”，并于2007年与另一个名为“同情于死”的组织一起加入“同情与选择”组织。