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Passive Euthanasia

Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.
Also Known As:
Euthanasia, Passive; Euthanasia, Negative; Negative Euthanasia; Allowing to Die
Networked: 41 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 4 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1. Varelius, Jukka: 2 articles (11/2016 - 05/2016)
2. Aghayan, Seyed Shahrokh: 1 article (01/2022)
3. Basirinezhad, Mohammad Hasan: 1 article (01/2022)
4. Ebrahimi, Hossein: 1 article (01/2022)
5. Mirhosseini, Seyedmohammad: 1 article (01/2022)
6. Brassington, Iain: 1 article (01/2021)
7. Polizzi, Agata: 1 article (01/2021)
8. Pratico', Andrea: 1 article (01/2021)
9. Ruggieri, Martino: 1 article (01/2021)
10. Tornali, Cristina: 1 article (01/2021)

Related Diseases

1. Pain (Aches)
2. Death (Near-Death Experience)
3. Neoplasms (Cancer)
01/01/1989 - "Nineteen speakers at the International Conference on Supportive Care--More than Medicine, which was cosponsored by WHO and held in Château Montebello, Quebec, Canada, 18-21 July 1988, presented short introductory lectures and led the Ethics Working Group's discussions on the following ethical issues relating to cancer research and the treatment of cancer patients: telling the truth; allowing to die and practice of euthanasia; clinical research; and limited resources leading to hard choices. "
08/26/2019 - "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."
11/01/2018 - "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."
11/01/2018 - "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 life-sustaining treatment (LST), passive euthanasia, active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. "
4. Down Syndrome (Down's Syndrome)
5. Dementia (Dementias)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1. Analgesia
2. Euthanasia (Mercy Killing)
3. Assisted Suicide (Physician Assisted Suicide)
4. Active Euthanasia
5. Critical Care (Surgical Intensive Care)