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Euthanasia |
The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed) |
Mercy Killing,Killing, Mercy,Killings, Mercy,Mercy Killings |
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| D005066 |
Euthanasia, Passive |
Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment. |
Allowing to Die,Euthanasia, Negative,Negative Euthanasia,Passive Euthanasia |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D012297 |
Right to Die |
The right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying. |
Death with Dignity,Dignity, Death with |
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| D014481 |
United States |
A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO. |
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| D028761 |
Withholding Treatment |
Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed. |
Withdrawing Care,Cessation of Treatment,Withdrawing Treatment,Care, Withdrawing,Treatment Cessation,Treatment Cessations,Treatment, Withdrawing,Treatment, Withholding,Treatments, Withdrawing,Treatments, Withholding,Withdrawing Treatments,Withholding Treatments |
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