"Euthanasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199 I01.880.735.344.500 N02.421.585.905.199
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| Concept/Terms |
Euthanasia- Euthanasia
- Mercy Killing
- Killing, Mercy
- Killings, Mercy
- Mercy Killings
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia" by people in Profiles.
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Lambert LA. Medical Assistance in Dying. N Engl J Med. 2017 08 31; 377(9):897.
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Cohen LM. Murder and euthanasia accusations against physicians. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Sep; 87(9):814-6.
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Stempsey WE. The role of religion in the debate about physician-assisted dying. Med Health Care Philos. 2010 Nov; 13(4):383-7.
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Bubeck KA, Garc?a-Lopez JM, Jenei TM, Maranda LS. In vitro comparison of two centrally threaded, positive-profile transfixation pin designs for use in third metacarpal bones in horses. Am J Vet Res. 2010 Aug; 71(8):976-81.
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Allen IC, TeKippe EM, Woodford RM, Uronis JM, Holl EK, Rogers AB, Herfarth HH, Jobin C, Ting JP. The NLRP3 inflammasome functions as a negative regulator of tumorigenesis during colitis-associated cancer. J Exp Med. 2010 May 10; 207(5):1045-56.
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Bostwick JM, Cohen LM. Differentiating suicide from life-ending acts and end-of-life decisions: a model based on chronic kidney disease and dialysis. Psychosomatics. 2009 Jan-Feb; 50(1):1-7.
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Stempsey WE. End-of-life decisions: Christian perspectives. Christ Bioeth. 1997 Dec; 3(3):249-61.