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Perspectives and attitudes of South African medical professionals towards active euthanasia. [PDF]

open access: goldS Afr Fam Pract (2004)
Background: Active euthanasia is a controversial subject both globally and in South Africa. Recent legal cases have kept this topic in the public discourse. Yet, there remains a dearth of quality local research on this issue.
Steyn WJ, Bondo MC.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Comparison of attitudes towards five end-of-life care interventions (active pain control, withdrawal of futile life-sustaining treatment, passive euthanasia, active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide): a multicentred cross-sectional survey of Korean patients with cancer, their family caregivers, physicians and the general Korean population. [PDF]

open access: goldBMJ Open, 2018
Objectives This study determined attitudes of four groups—Korean patients with cancer, their family caregivers, physicians and the general Korean population—towards five critical end-of-life (EOL) interventions—active pain control, withdrawal of futile ...
Yun YH   +17 more
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Attitudes Toward Active Voluntary Euthanasia Among Community-Dwelling Older Subjects [PDF]

open access: goldSAGE Open, 2018
The major extension of late-life expectancy has increased the significance of end-of-life issues, particularly among elderly people, considering both the role of medical practices in shaping and defining dying trajectories and the differences in national
Stefano Poli
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StranshamFord v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others: Can active voluntary euthanasia and doctorassisted suicide be legally justified and are they consistent with the biomedical ethical principles Some suggested guidelines for doct

open access: goldSouth African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2015
The recent case of Stransham-Ford v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others held that voluntary active euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide may be legally justified in certain circumstances.
David McQuoid-Mason
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Effect of active oxygen gel on the clinical parameters of MRONJ. [PDF]

open access: yesSaudi Dent J
Purpose: The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of a gel with active oxygen in the prevention of MRONJ. Methods: Using split-mouth study design, twelve Wistar rats were used, females (n = 6) and males (n = 6).
Cristina de Cristo B   +6 more
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The attitude of Tunisian medicine resident toward euthanasia [PDF]

open access: yesEur Psychiatry
Introduction Euthanasia is the active deliberate ending of life by another person at the explicit request of a patient who is suffering from an incurable condition deemed unbearable by him or her.young doctors in tunisia might be exposed in their daily ...
Touiti A, Ben Said C, Bram N.
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Euthanasia and faith-based aged-care organisations: The right not to kill?

open access: yesChurch, Communication and Culture, 2023
In this paper we focus on an important specific issue which has not received serious attention in the scholarly literature on euthanasia, namely, that of the coercive imposition (by way of sanction-backed regulations) of the practice of voluntary active ...
Seumas Miller, Virginia Miller
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