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EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE
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Descriptor
English
:
Euthanasia, Passive
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Eutanasia Pasiva
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Eutanásia Passiva
Synonyms
English
:
Allowing to Die
Tree Number:
E02.760.905.199.500
E02.760.952.500
N02.421.585.905.199.625
N02.421.585.952.500
Definition
English
:
Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
human only; differentiate X ref
ALLOWING TO DIE
from
RIGHT TO DIE
See Related
English
:
Resuscitation Orders
Withholding Treatment
History Note
English
:
90(78); was see under EUTHANASIA 1978-89
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
ES
ethics
HI
history
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
PX
psychology
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
Record Number:
28009
Unique Identifier:
D005066
Occurrence in VHL
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