What passive euthanasia is [PDF]
Background Euthanasia can be thought of as being either active or passive; but the precise definition of “passive euthanasia” is not always clear. Though all passive euthanasia involves the withholding of life-sustaining treatment, there would appear to ...
Iain Brassington
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Comparison of attitudes towards five end-of-life care interventions (active pain control, withdrawal of futile life-sustaining treatment, passive euthanasia, active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide): a multicentred cross-sectional survey of Korean patients with cancer, their family caregivers, physicians and the general Korean population [PDF]
Objectives This study determined attitudes of four groups—Korean patients with cancer, their family caregivers, physicians and the general Korean population—towards five critical end-of-life (EOL) interventions—active pain control, withdrawal of futile ...
Kyoung-Nam Kim+17 more
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Perception and Attitude towards Passive Euthanasia among Doctors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northeast India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: The medical fraternity now has more control over the processes of life and death due to advances in medical technology and equipment.
RS Devandiran+3 more
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Medical students’ and residents’ views on euthanasia [PDF]
Background Doctors are increasingly faced with end-of-life decisions. Little is known about how medical students approach euthanasia. The objective of this study was to evaluate, among medical students and residents, the view on euthanasia and its ...
Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis+5 more
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The right to refuse medical treatment and passive euthanasia [PDF]
Having in mind the obligation of a physician, as stipulated in the Law on Patients' Rights, to respect the will of the patient even when the will is directed toward the refusal of life-sustaining medical treatment, as well as the misdemeanor liability of
Đurđević Tijana
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Active and Passive Euthanasia: Current Opinion of Mexican Medical Students. [PDF]
Gutierrez Castillo A+1 more
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Decision-making process regarding passive euthanasia: Theory of planned behavior framework. [PDF]
Tsemach R, Aharon AA.
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Correction: Comparison of attitudes towards five end-of-life care interventions (active pain control, withdrawal of futile life-sustaining treatment, passive euthanasia, active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide): a multicentred cross-sectional survey of Korean patients with cancer, their family caregivers, physicians and the general Korean population. [PDF]
Salma Naheed+5 more
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The cultural context of patient's autonomy and doctor's duty: passive euthanasia and advance directives in Germany and Israel. [PDF]
Schicktanz S, Raz A, Shalev C.
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