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Deficiencies of regulation of euthanasia in legal acts of foreign countries
SHS Web of Conferences, 2014 Today in most countries the practising of euthanasia is not permissible and as in any case of a criminal offence, which endangers the life of a person, criminal liability applies here.
Polaks R.
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Problem uporczywej terapii w świetle filozofii człowieka
Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2009 The problem of medical futility, which combines the issues of euthanasia, is one of the most difficult matter of medical ethics. The theraphy becomes futile when a patient is in an agonizing state and none of the extraordinary actions can restore the ...
Kazimierz Szałata
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An Ethical Review of Euthanasia and Physician-assisted Suicide
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2017 Background: In the majority of countries, active direct euthanasia is a forbidden way of the deprivation of the patients’ life, while its passive form is commonly accepted.
Božidar BANOVIĆ +2 more
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Kairós Gerontologia, 2014 75 opinions from elderly people of low socioeconomic classes living in a specific community were investigated, about whether they would allow euthanasia to be performed on family members. 77.3% wouldn't perform euthanasia.
Diego Fraga Rezende +3 more
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Общая реаниматологияPassive euthanasia and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST) in modern Russian practice are normatively indistinguishable, leading to ethical, legal, and clinical-practical conflicts for intensive care physicians and increasing the moral ...
R. E. Tarabrin
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THE TERMINAL QUALITY OF LIFE AND PASSIVE OR ACTIVE EUTHANASIA
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 1990 The problems presented by the different categories of dying people are briefly discussed from the point of view of terminal quality of life. Euthanasia is used in its broader meaning, including both passive and active aspects. Passive euthanasia (PE) is exercised by withholding advanced or basic life support measures, the commonest form being do not ...
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New experimental model of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2013 PURPOSE: To describe a new model to passive smoking for rodents. METHODS: Twenty rats were distributed into two study groups (N=10): control group (CG), that was not exposed to tobacco smoke and used as normal standard for biochemical and histological ...
Marcus Vinicius Henriques Brito +6 more
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Perspectives of interns and residents toward do-not-resuscitate policies in Saudi Arabia
Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2016 Abdullah S Amoudi,1 Mohammed H Albar,2 Amjed M Bokhari,3 Sultan H Yahya,4 Anas A Merdad1 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, 4Department of ...
Amoudi AS +4 more
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THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND EUTHANASIA
Pravo, 2015 THIS study shows legal inconsistencies, dilemmas and insufficiently precise defined terms which make the fundamental human right – right to life. Some problems of this sacred human right were reviewed such as a legalization of abortion and dilemma ...
Mirjana Živković
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Quando a morte é um ato de cuidado: obstinação terapêutica em crianças
Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaEste artigo discute um caso específico de recusa de obstinação terapêutica para um bebê de oito meses, portador de Amiotrofia Espinhal Progressiva Tipo I, uma doença genética incurável, degenerativa e com curto prognóstico médico de sobrevida.
Debora Diniz
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