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A defence of a new perspective on euthanasia [PDF]

, 2011
In two recent papers, Hugh McLachlan, Jacob Busch and Raffaele Rodogno have criticised my new perspective on euthanasia. Each paper analyses my argument and suggests two flaws.
D. Shaw, Shaw, D.
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Euthanasia attitude; A comparison of two scales [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2011
The main purposes of the present study were to see how the term "euthanasia" influences people's support for or opposition to euthanasia; and to see how euthanasia attitude relates to religious orientation and personality factors.
Naser Aghababaei, Hojjatollah Farahani, Javad Hatami   +2 more
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Euthanasia: Past, Present and Future [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has provided a legal recognition to ‘passive euthanasia’ in March 2018. In May 2018, David Goodall, an Australian scientist ended his life through Physician Assisted Death in a Swiss clinic at the age ...
Shantanu Ajay Phatak, Ajay Gajanan Phatak   +1 more
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The body as unwarranted life support: a new perspective on euthanasia [PDF]

, 2007
It is widely accepted in clinical ethics that removing a patient from a ventilator at the patient's request is ethically permissible. This constitutes voluntary passive euthanasia.
Shaw, D., Shaw, David
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Dairy Caretaker Perspectives on Performing Euthanasia as an Essential Component of Their Job

Animals, 2021
The objectives of this study were to identify caretakers’ perceptions and stressors related to performing on-farm euthanasia as well as potential ideas for intervention strategies to alleviate negative effects of performing euthanasia on caretaker well ...
Ivette Noami Román-Muñiz, Mary Caitlin Cramer, Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Lorann Stallones, Elizabeth Kim, Sofia Thompson, Hailey Simpson, Sage Mijares   +7 more
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The untapped potential of Registered Veterinary Technicians in hospice care

Human-Animal Interactions
Background: As veterinary medicine evolves to include more comprehensive hospice and end-of-life care, Registered Veterinary Technicians remain an underutilized resource in hospice and palliative care programs.
Emily Piche
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Timely Euthanasia in the United States Dairy Industry–Challenges and a Path Forward

Animals, 2019
Euthanasia is a valuable management tool utilized on dairies to end the suffering of sick or debilitated cows. Euthanasia should be implemented if an animal’s pain cannot be adequately alleviated and if there is a limited chance of recovery.
Jennifer B. Walker, I. Noa Roman-Muniz, Lily N Edwards-Callaway   +2 more
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Preliminary Exploration of Swine Veterinarian Perspectives of On-Farm Euthanasia

Animals, 2020
Euthanasia is a critical component in swine production and veterinarians play an important role in euthanasia protocol development and training. This study aimed to understand veterinarian involvement in and perspectives on euthanasia on pig farms.
Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Mary Caitlin Cramer, I. Noa Roman-Muniz, Lorann Stallones, Sofia Thompson, Sari Ennis, Jordan Marsh, Hailey Simpson, Elizabeth Kim, Elaine Calaba, Monique Pairis-Garcia   +10 more
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Improving control over euthanasia of persons with psychiatric illness: Lessons from the first Belgian criminal court case concerning euthanasia

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundBelgium is one of very few countries that legally allow euthanasia for suffering caused by psychiatric illness. In the first criminal trial in Belgium of physicians involved in euthanasia, three physicians recently faced the accusation of ...
Marc De Hert, Marc De Hert, Marc De Hert, Marc De Hert, Sien Loos, Sien Loos, Sigrid Sterckx, Erik Thys, Erik Thys, Kristof Van Assche, Kristof Van Assche   +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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