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Wellbeing of Alcohol-preferring Rats Euthanized with Carbon Dioxide at Very Low and Low Volume Displacement Rates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The 2013 AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia recommend the use of very-low or low flow rates of 100% carbon dioxide to euthanize small rodents. Although inhalation of high concentrations of carbon dioxide are generally recognized as painful in humans, whether ...
Hickman, Debra L.
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Euthanasia Considered as Device Paradigm [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
In this paper I take as my point of departure the way euthanasia has been legally settled in the Netherlands. My concern is not with the question whether euthanasia is morally or religiously acceptable.
Tijmes, Pieter
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Euthanasia attitude; A comparison of two scales [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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   +2 more
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Interpreting Neuroendocrine Hormones, Corticosterone, and Blood Glucose to Assess the Wellbeing of Anesthetized Rats during Euthanasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Current recommendations for assessing animal wellbeing during euthanasia suggest that measuring neuroendocrine hormones-such as ACTH, noradrenaline, and adrenaline-is preferable to measuring corticosterone and blood glucose because of the sensitivity of ...
Hickman, Debra L.
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Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics
Photo ID 213552852 © Yuryz | Dreamstime.com Abstract A criticism of assisted death is that it’s contrary to the Hippocratic Oath. This opposition to assisted death assumes that death is harmful to the person who dies. In this paper, I argue that the
Jason Chen
doaj   +3 more sources

First do no harm: euthanasia of patients with dementia in Belgium [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Euthanasia in Belgium is not limited to terminally ill patients. It may be applied to patients with chronic degenerative diseases. Currently, people in Belgium wish to make it possible to euthanize incompetent patients who suffer from dementia.
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael
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Philosophy of a “Good Death” in Small Animals and Consequences for Euthanasia in Animal Law and Veterinary Practice

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Simple Summary Euthanasia in veterinary practice is often discussed as one of the profession’s major burdens. At the same time, it is meant to bring relief to terminally ill and/or severely suffering animal patients.
Kirsten Persson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dairy Cattle Euthanasia—Focus Groups Exploring the Perspectives of Brazilians Working in the Dairy Cattle Industry

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The objective of this study was to explore perspectives and attitudes about euthanasia specific to the Brazilian dairy cattle industry. Twenty-five Brazilian citizens (13 veterinarians, 4 animal scientists, 3 professors, 3 researchers, 1 dairy owner, and
Victoria R. Merenda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Euthanasia: Past, Present and Future [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A role for doctors in assisted dying? An analysis of legal regulations and medical professional positions in six European countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
An extensive debate about assisted suicide and euthanasia has been taking place in westernized countries during the last twenty years. Traditionally, the medical profession has maintained a clear distance from euthanasia and assisted suicide, but this ...
Bosshard, G.   +5 more
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