Concept information
Preferred term
Euthanasia
Type
-
mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- 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)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Mercy Killing
Allowable Qualifier(s)
In other languages
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French
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Homicide par compassion
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZM7HK4DP-Z
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