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A comparative cross-sectional study of euthanasia knowledge, attitudes and acceptance among medical students at the University of Ibadan [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Euthanasia involves a physician actively or passively hastening death in chronically ill patients. Although legalised in some European countries, it remains illegal in Nigeria and much of Africa. Understanding medical students’ perspectives on
Emmanuel Ibitunde, Gloria Nelson, Babatunde Dauda, Oluwatimilehin Oladapo, Jolly Thomas, Elizabeth Ayegboyin, Peter Abioye, Oluwasebimotife Titilayo, Teniola Oduola, Funmilayo Olopade   +9 more
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The Theory of Euthanasia (Autonomous and Active Euthanasia) In Quranic Perspective

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2013
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Anthropological beliefs are one of the basic issues in contemporary thoughts, and mercyful killing (euthanasia) is a basic issue in bioethics. After defining ‘euthanasia’, the present research tries to investigate this theory in
B. Yadollahpour
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Ethics and legal aspects of the right to die with dignity [PDF]

Megatrend Revija, 2021
Euthanasia is in liaison with ethics and law. This paper, which aims to contribute to the expert public debate on the introduction of euthanasia into Serbian legislation, the term terminology - euthanasia (as the Right to Die with Dignity) is the first ...
Mirevska Ivana
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Euthanasia and faith-based aged-care organisations: The right not to kill?

Church, 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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Medical students’ and residents’ views on euthanasia

BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
Background Doctors are increasingly faced with end-of-life decisions. Little is known about how medical students approach euthanasia. The objective of this study was to evaluate, among medical students and residents, the view on euthanasia and its ...
Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis, Leandro Luongo de Matos, Mario Augusto Ferrari de Castro, Andrea Anacleto Ferrari de Castro, Renata Rocha Giaxa, Patrícia Zen Tempski   +5 more
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Ethical and legal aspects of the right to die with dignity [PDF]

Filozofija i Društvo, 2020
The issue of euthanasia presents a contact area of ethics, law, and politics. This text provides a contribution to the expert public debate on the introduction of euthanasia into Serbian legislation.
Golijan Iva D.
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What passive euthanasia is

BMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background Euthanasia can be thought of as being either active or passive; but the precise definition of “passive euthanasia” is not always clear. Though all passive euthanasia involves the withholding of life-sustaining treatment, there would appear to ...
Iain Brassington
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Euthanasia as a reason for unworthiness to inherit [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2020
The provision on the right to a dignified death proposed in the Preliminary Draft Civil Code of the Republic of Serbia has again actualized the discussions on the legalization of euthanasia.
Milović Jovana
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Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) and an Argument for Morally Permissible Euthanasia

Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics, 2021
The issues and questions generated by euthanasia have informed divergent views among scholars. Some uphold the sanctity of human life and oppose euthanasia regardless of the situation.
Macaulay-Adeyelure C. Olawunmi, Ibiyemi, Sheriff Olasunkanmi   +1 more
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News media coverage of euthanasia: A content analysis of Dutch national newspapers [PDF]

, 2013
© 2013 Rietjens et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Raijmakers, Natasja, Judith AC Rietjens, Johannes JM van Delden, LS Bestuurkunde, van der Heide, A., Rietjens, J.A.C. (Judith), Ghislaine JMW van Thiel, Rietjens, Judith, Kouwenhoven, PSC, van Thiel, GJMW, Clive Seale, Kouwenhoven, P.S.C., Seale, C., Raijmakers, N.J., Natasja JH Raijmakers, Seale, C, Rietjens, JAC, Raijmakers, NJH, van Delden, JJM, Agnes van der Heide, Trappenburg, M.J., Rietjens, J.A.C., UU LEG Research USG Public Matters, Margo Trappenburg, Delden, J.J.M. (Hans) van, Trappenburg, M., Pauline SC Kouwenhoven, van der Heide, Agnes; id_orcid, Raijmakers, N.J.H. (Natasja), Kouwenhoven, P.S.C. (Pauline), Thiel, G.J.M.W. (Ghislaine) van, van Thiel, G.J.M.W., Seale, C. (Clive), van der Heide, A, Trappenburg, M, van Delden, J.J.M., UU LEG Research USG Public Matters Public Governance and Management, Heide, A. (Agnes) van der, Raijmakers, N.J.H., Trappenburg, M.J. (Margo)   +39 more
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