"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia" by people in Profiles.
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Barsness JG, Regnier CR, Hook CC, Mueller PS. US medical and surgical society position statements on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia: a review. BMC Med Ethics. 2020 11 03; 21(1):111.
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Castro O, Gordeuk VR, Dawkins F. Caring for the dying--congressional mischief. N Engl J Med. 2000 Apr 06; 342(14):1049; author reply 1050.
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Koch T, Braun KL, Pietsch JH. Social necessity, individual rights, and the needs of the fragile: euthanasia in the context of end-of-life decision making. J Ethics Law Aging. 1999 Spring-Summer; 5(1):17-28.
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Braun KL, Nichols R. Cultural issues in death and dying. Hawaii Med J. 1996 Dec; 55(12):260-4.