Active Euthanasia

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21 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 3 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

Also Known As:

Euthanasia, Active

Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Jox, R: 1 article (03/2008)
2.	Schöch, H: 1 article (03/2008)
3.	Borasio, G D: 1 article (03/2008)
4.	Kutzer, K: 1 article (03/2008)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 03/01/2000 - "The results of this study support the assumption given in the earlier literature that attitudes toward active euthanasia are most positive where terminally ill cancer patients are concerned." 03/01/2000 - "This qualitative study describes the attitudes of four groups of people in cancer care toward active euthanasia" 03/17/2000 - "Active euthanasia was accepted by a clear majority, if preconditions of a voluntary decision by a mentally sound person and incurable, terminal disease (cancer) are cumulatively fulfilled" 03/01/2000 - "Attitudes of cancer patients, their family members and health professionals toward active euthanasia." 01/01/2000 - "Two examples (tracing of hereditary cancer and active euthanasia) are used for maintaining that a reductionist ethic is of limited use for solving practical moral problems" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Pain (Aches) 03/01/2000 - "By implication, the study suggests that improving patients' awareness of the possibilities to relieve pain, anxiety and dyspnoea during the final days of life is an important way to reduce requests for active euthanasia." 01/01/1997 - "In the decision making concerning active euthanasia the persons with positive attitude emphasized the meaning of terminal illness, the existence of suffering and pain and the self-determination of the person" 12/01/1995 - "The proper response to suffering in terminal cases is not active euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide but appropriate pain management and personal care" 05/01/1995 - "There is a continuum of end-of-life choices that encompasses a broad spectrum of interventions from the alleviation of suffering, adequate pain control, do-not-resuscitate orders, withdrawing/withholding artificially provided nutrition and hydration, to requests for assisted suicide and active euthanasia" 03/01/1994 - "Active euthanasia was supported by 65% for only patients experiencing severe pain and terminal illness" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Breast Neoplasms (Breast Cancer) 01/07/1998 - "A case history of a breast cancer patient is used to exemplify ethical dilemmas in medical oncology: information of a cancer patient and his family, ethical problems with genetic testing, ethical issues with do-not-resuscitate-orders, ethical dilemmas with limited resources, problems with insurance companies, ethical issues in clinical trials and questions in dying patients including physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Spinal Dysraphism (Spina Bifida) 04/06/1996 - "Active euthanasia in newborn infants with spina bifida?]" 04/06/1996 - "Active euthanasia in newborn children with spina bifida?]" 04/06/1996 - "Active euthanasia in newborn infants with spina bifida?]" 02/10/1996 - "Active euthanasia in newborn infants with spina bifida?]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Akinetic Mutism (Coma Vigil) 03/01/2008 - "Active euthanasia for patients in coma vigilans?]" 07/01/2007 - "This single investigation which was restricted to patients suffering from coma vigil and to employees of the public health service, does not prove that the total population has generally changed its attitude toward active euthanasia" 07/01/2007 - "An examination was made concerning doctors' and nursing staff's attitudes towards active euthanasia of patients suffering from coma vigil (2652 doctors and 5785 nursing staff were interviewed)" Order ALL the reference details at left...

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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Assisted Suicide (Physician Assisted Suicide)
2.	Resuscitation Orders (Do Not Resuscitate Orders)
3.	Euthanasia (Mercy Killing)

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