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Should passive euthanasia be made legal in South Africa? [PDF]

, 2009
In In 1999 the South African Law Reform Commission proposed a draft bill on End of Life Decisions and tabled the Bill before Parliament. To date the Bill is still yet to be put up for discussion perhaps due to the sensitive nature of the subject.
Chidoori, Rumbidzai Elizabeth Portia
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VSED Should Not Be a Pathway to MAiD (Though Both Are Ethically Permissible)

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent changes in aid in dying laws have led some to argue for a pathway from Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) to Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD). Proponents point to the Sontag case as demonstrating the efficacy of the practice. This article first provides an overview of the development of the practice of VSED and MAiD and provides
D. B. Davison
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Dilemmas Surrounding Passive Euthanasia -- a Malaysian Perspective

, 2005
In western societies where the principle of autonomy is jealously guarded, perhaps active euthanasia is more often the focus of public concern and debates rather than any other forms of euthanasia.
Talib, Norchaya
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Euthanasia: Islamic perspective [PDF]

, 2011
Euthanasia is conceptually analyzed and various relevant issues are categorized under active and passive euthanasia. Furthermore, a formulation of an Islamic perspective is sought on the basis of the Quran and Sunnah and their understanding in relation ...
Malik, Mohammad Manzoor
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Macrophage Lipid Homeostasis Drives IVDD via a Senescence‐Dependent Impairment of Efferocytosis

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) has been a leading cause of low back pain and lacks disease‐modifying therapies. Although dysregulated disc lipid metabolism is implicated, its impact on the immune microenvironment, particularly macrophages, remains unknown.
Jinyu Wang, Shiyong Ling, Qi Wang, Xuege Qiao, Jianpeng Xing, Siyang Ji, Linhui Han, Chen Yan, Zhishen Niu, Lei Yuan, Baolian Zhao, Kaiqiang Sun, Jiangang Shi   +12 more
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Immunomodulatory Peptide LW‐9 Enhances Doxorubicin Efficacy by Downregulating PD‐L1 and Promoting Intratumoral T‐Cell Responses in Murine Breast Cancer

Immunology, EarlyView.
LW‐9, a peptide derived from Phoneutria nigriventer venom, enhances antitumor immunity in a murine breast cancer model by remodelling the tumour microenvironment. Treatment reduces PD‐L1 expression while increasing CD3+ and GITR+ T‐cell infiltration, resulting in delayed tumour progression, particularly when combined with doxorubicin.
Ingrid Mayara Cavalcante Trevisan, Cibele Pereira Mariano, Sabrina Carvalho Brunelli, Gabriel da Silva Cordeiro, Jessika Takaki, Valquiria Aparecida Matheus, Liana Verinaud, Catarina Rapôso   +7 more
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Should Active Euthanasia Be Morally and Legally Permissible? [PDF]

, 2020
In the United States, death is mostly avoided at all costs, making euthanasia a highly controversial topic. The two distinct types of euthanasia in the United States are active and passive euthanasia.
Dintcho, Arisa D
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Understanding the Meaning of a Good Death for People Living With Parkinson's Disease: Qualitative Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder globally. Despite growing attention to palliative care in Parkinson's disease, little is known about what constitutes a “good death” from the perspective of people living with Parkinson's disease (PLwPD).
Leonardo Martins, Rasa Mikelyte, Ricardo Silva Carvalho, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz, Déborah Oliveira, Julia Maria Vanelli, Natália Rocha Tardelli, Fernanda Bono Fukushima, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal   +8 more
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Planned Approach and Implementation of Pharmacology Teaching in the Bachelor's Veterinary Nursing Programme in Sweden

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Veterinary Nurses play a key role in handling drugs and perform medication treatments, thus pharmacological knowledge is essential. The veterinary nurses' role varies widely worldwide but does not include the prescription of drugs. Nevertheless, pharmacology is a complex subject within veterinary nursing education and for the registered ...
Lena Olsén, Ann‐Christin Blomkvist
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“Why can't they put us to sleep if we are suffering?”: La Nada and the desire for euthanasia among institutionalized older adults in Peru

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I examine how institutionalized older adults in Peru articulate suffering through the idiom of la nada—“nothingness”—and how this shapes desires for euthanasia. Moving from close ethnography of bodies in space and time to structural and ethical discourses on euthanasia, I argue that calls for euthanasia arise not only from ...
Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori
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