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Descriptor English:
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Euthanasia
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Eutanasia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Eutanásia
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Synonyms English:
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Killing, Mercy
Killings, Mercy
Mercy Killing
Mercy Killings
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Tree Number:
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E02.760.905.199
I01.880.735.344.500
N02.421.585.905.199
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Definition English:
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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) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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HUMAN only; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL is available for animals; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE and EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE are also available
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See Related English:
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Bioethical Issues
Right to Die
Suicide, Assisted
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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28008
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Unique Identifier:
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D005065
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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