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Euthanasia

Known as: Mercy Killing, Killing, Mercy, Mercy Killings 
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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Involuntary Euthanasia

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2013
2013
The Groningen Protocol for newborn euthanasia; which way did the slippery slope tilt?
In The Netherlands, neonatal euthanasia has become a legal option and the Groningen Protocol contains an approach to identify… 
2008
2008
The role of psychology in end of life care.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Health care rights and responsibilities: a review of the European charter of patients' rights.
This review of the European Charter of Patients' Rights includes chapters on the different kinds of rights found in Irish law… 
1997
1997
Euthanasia and old age.
Objective: to obtain insight into the relationship between euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide (EAS) and the age of patients to… 
1993
1993
Ethical reasoning among experienced registered nurses in relation to communication with severely ill patients disclosing personal knowledge
Personal knowledge was disclosed amongst a group of experienced registered nurses in relation to feeding severely ill patients… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Bioethics for the new Russia.
The past three years of the Hastings Center's Eastern European program have included many visits by foreign scholars to The… 
1980
1980
Acceptance of conditional suicide and euthanasia among adult Americans.
Analysis of the attitudes of a 1977 cross-sectional sample of 1,530 American adults concerning euthanasia and suicide indicates… 
1979
1979
Life and Death With Liberty and Justice: A Contribution to the Euthanasia Debate
Examines issues and arguments in the euthanasia debate, looking at such topics as moral responsibilities toward human life… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Ethics
I. Rights and Moral Decisions.- 1 Legalism and Medical Ethics.- I. General Remarks on Legalism.- II. The Spell of Legalism.- III… 
1977
1977
Attitudes towards euthanasia.
There are an infinite variety of attitudes to euthanasia, each individual response to the concept being influenced by many…