Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Right to Die

The right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Death with Dignity
  • Dignity, Death with

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence.

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Indexing Annotation

differentiate from ALLOWING TO DIE see EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE

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History Note

87

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Previous Indexing

  • Euthanasia, Passive (1978-1986)
  • Patient Advocacy (1976-1986)

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  1. I01w.880w.604.473w.650w.952w
  2. N03w.706.437w.650w.750w

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NLM Classification

W 85.5

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Right to Die. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012297. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012297
  2. Right to Die. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_die
  3. Right to Die. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2044946