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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

South 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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Al-Quran Arguments in Responding to the Issue of Euthanasia

Jurnal Ushuluddin, 2022
The issue of euthanasia, which is death with the help of a doctor, has become a topic of discussion among medical and religious experts. This article aims to analyze Al-Quran Arguments in Responding to the Issues of Euthanasia.
Wahidin Wahidin, Maghfirah Maghfirah, Johari Johari   +2 more
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The Juridical Impications Of Withdrawal Life-Support In Hospital in Indonesia

Jurnal Profesi Medika, 2021
Withdrawal life-support is mainly categorized as part of euthanasia. When viewed from the aspect of criminal law in force in Indonesia, Indonesia does not permit active euthanasia by anyone (including doctors and medics). If the doctor ends the patient’s
Isniani Ramadhani, Sekar Prabarini
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The Self-Stranding Behavior of a Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in Inner Danish Waters and Considerations concerning Human Interference in Live Strandings

Animals, 2023
The rescue attempts of stranded whales and euthanasia considerations must include condition assessments of the individual involved, but this is challenged by our insufficient knowledge about the health statuses of these whales.
Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Charlotte Bie Thøstesen, Kirstin Anderson Hansen, Christian Sonne, Carl Christian Kinze, Lars Mikkelsen, Annika Thomsen, Peter Povlsen, Hanne Lyngholm Larsen, Anne Cathrine Linder, Sussie Pagh   +10 more
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Epigenetic silencing of the liver‐specific lncRNA LUNAR promotes liver cancer progression via NOTCH activation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
LUNAR is a liver‐specific long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) that is highly expressed in normal liver but becomes epigenetically silenced in hepatocellular carcinoma through promoter hypermethylation. Loss of LUNAR is associated with NOTCH activation, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and metastasis, whereas restoring LUNAR restrains metastatic progression ...
Se Ha Jang, Hyung Seok Kim, Geum Ok Baek, Moon Gyeong Yoon, Su In Lee, Jee‐Yeong Jeong, Ji Eun Han, Soon Sun Kim, Jae Youn Cheong, Jung Woo Eun   +9 more
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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Pros and Cons regarding the Right to End Your Life with Dignity

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law, 2022
The theme of euthanasia and assisted suicide calls for certain moral issues, but also for some legal issues. The two procedures are similar; however there are divergent elements, namely the fact that, in the case of euthanasia, the ...
M.M. Barsan, G. Dragu
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Early‐life high‐fat diet exposure increases Achilles tendon stiffness and induces transcriptomic alterations

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Early‐life exposure to a high‐fat diet altered intact Achilles tendons in rat offspring, making them thinner, stiffer, and molecularly distinct even without injury. These findings suggest that developmental high‐fat diet exposure may impair tendon quality and increase susceptibility to mechanical overload or tendon injury later in life.
Heyong Yin, Ziyang Yuan, Wenli Jiang, Ai Guo   +3 more
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Innate Immune Reprogramming Mediated by Endogenous Retroelement Dysregulation Drives Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Epigenetic reprogramming in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and downstream myeloid cells, mediated by H3.3 downregulation and endogenous retroelement (ERE) overexpression, contributes to the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). ABSTRACT Background Skewed myelopoiesis in the bone marrow has been identified as a key driver of multiple ...
Li‐Mei Xiao, Qiu‐Ping Zhao, Run‐Yun Li, Wei Chen, Huan‐Huan Song, Wan‐Jin Chen, Ying Fu   +6 more
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Perspectives and attitudes of South African medical professionals towards active euthanasia

South African Family Practice
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.
Willem-Johan Steyn, Mukinay C. Bondo
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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a systematic review of medical students’ attitudes in the last 10 years

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2020
This study aimed at examining the approval rate of the medical students’ regarding active euthanasia, passive euthanasia, and physician-assisted-suicide over the last ten years.
Alejandro Gutierrez-Castillo, Javier Gutierrez-Castillo, Francisco Guadarrama-Conzuelo, Amado Jimenez-Ruiz, Jose Luis Ruiz-Sandoval   +4 more
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