 Euthanasia, Passive
"Euthanasia, Passive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D005066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199.500 E02.760.952.500 N02.421.585.905.199.625 N02.421.585.952.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Euthanasia, Passive- Euthanasia, Passive
- Passive Euthanasia
- Negative Euthanasia
- Allowing to Die
- Euthanasia, Negative
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| 1988 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia, Passive" by people in Profiles.
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Sulmasy DP, Courtois MA. Why the Common-Sense Distinction between Killing and Allowing-to-Die Is So Easy to Grasp but So Hard to Explain. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2019 04; 28(2):353-358.
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Yang YT, Curlin FA. Why Physicians Should Oppose Assisted Suicide. JAMA. 2016 Jan 19; 315(3):247-8.
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Sulmasy DP, Brick C, Mackowiak PA. Eleanor Roosevelt's last days: a bioethical case study. Am J Med. 2015 Apr; 128(4):437-40.
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Meadow W, Lantos J. Re-animating the 'slow code'. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Aug; 100(8):1077-8.
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Sulmasy DP. The wisdom of tradition. Natl Cathol Bioeth Q. 2004; 4(3):449-50.
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Sulmasy DP. Death, dignity, and the theory of value. Ethical Perspect. 2002; 9(2-3):103-18.
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Ruhnke GW, Wilson SR, Akamatsu T, Kinoue T, Takashima Y, Goldstein MK, Koenig BA, Hornberger JC, Raffin TA. Ethical decision making and patient autonomy: a comparison of physicians and patients in Japan and the United States. Chest. 2000 Oct; 118(4):1172-82.
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Heilicser BJ, Meltzer D, Siegler M. The effect of clinical medical ethics consultation on healthcare costs. J Clin Ethics. 2000; 11(1):31-8.
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Sulmasy DP, Pellegrino ED. The rule of double effect: clearing up the double talk. Arch Intern Med. 1999 Mar 22; 159(6):545-50.
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Koogler T, Costarino AT. The potential benefits of the pediatric nonheartbeating organ donor. Pediatrics. 1998 Jun; 101(6):1049-52.
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