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Preferred term

Euthanasia, Active  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

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Synonym(s)

  • Active Euthanasia

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BLG1XT0N-2

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