Editing Euthanasia (section)

===Historical use===
"Euthanasia" has had different meanings depending on usage. The first apparent usage of the term "euthanasia" belongs to the historian [[Suetonius]], who described how the Emperor [[Augustus]], "dying quickly and without suffering in the arms of his wife, Livia, experienced the 'euthanasia' he had wished for."<ref>Philippe Letellier, chapter: ''History and Definition of a Word,'' in ''Euthanasia: Ethical and Human Aspects'' By [[Council of Europe]]</ref> The word "euthanasia" was first used in a medical context by [[Francis Bacon]] in the 17th century to refer to an easy, painless, happy death, during which it was a "physician's responsibility to alleviate the 'physical sufferings' of the body." Bacon referred to an "outward euthanasia"—the term "outward" he used to distinguish from a spiritual concept—the euthanasia "which regards the preparation of the soul."<ref>Francis Bacon: ''The Major Works by Francis Bacon,'' edited by Brian Vickers, p. 630.</ref>