Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Active Euthanasia

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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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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1 entry terms
  • Euthanasia, Active

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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human only

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History Note

2002

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  • Euthanasia (1974-2001)

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  1. E02w.760w.905w.199w.249
  2. I01w.880w.735w.344w.500w.249
  3. N02.421.585w.905w.199w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Active Euthanasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028601. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028601
  2. Active Euthanasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56404325