Euthanasia, Passive
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The Terri Schiavo saga: ethical and legal aspects and implications for clinicians.

30 Aug 2009 On March 31, 2005, Terri Schiavo (born December 3, 1963) died -- the final complication of a cardiac arrest on February 25, 1990. Her death was preceded by the withdrawal of artificially administered hydration and nutrition through a feeding tube. ... Read more...

Autonomy, beneficence, and gezelligheid: lessons in moral theory from the Dutch.

30 Aug 2009 American bioethicists lack the theoretical resources to work in cross-cultural settings. All we have are two approaches to ethics--principles vs. narratives--that are mostly at odds, and neither of which is up to the job. If moral principles are too ... Read more...

The practice of and documentation on withholding and withdrawing life support: a retrospective study in two Dutch intensive care units.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: We determined how often life support was withheld or withdrawn in patients who died in the intensive care unit (ICU) or early after ICU discharge and evaluated documentation on decisions regarding these changes in life support orders. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Euthanasia, Passive'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The Terri Schiavo saga: ethical and legal aspects and implications for clinicians. 30 Aug 2009
• Autonomy, beneficence, and gezelligheid: lessons in moral theory from the Dutch. 30 Aug 2009
• Rethinking the ethics of vital organ donations. 30 Aug 2009
• The practice of and documentation on withholding and withdrawing life support: a retrospective study in two Dutch intensive care units. 30 Aug 2009
• Stopping eating and drinking. 30 Aug 2009
• Is concentration on more intensive treatment for younger patients more rational and humane than ignorant? 8 Aug 2009
• Impact of ethics and economics on end-of-life decisions in an Indian neonatal unit. 25 Jul 2009
• Are physicians' recommendations to limit life support beneficial or burdensome? Bringing empirical data to the debate. 2 Jun 2009
• Attitudes toward neonatal intensive care treatment of preterm infants with a high risk of developing long-term disabilities. 30 May 2009
• [Withholding and withdrawing therapy--how does the physician make a decision?] 11 May 2009
• Policies on donation after cardiac death at children's hospitals: a mixed-methods analysis of variation. 11 May 2009
• Erring on the side of life: the case of Terri Schiavo. 29 Apr 2009
• Positing a difference between acts and omissions: the principle of justice, Rachels' cases and moral weakness. 29 Apr 2009
• Euthanasia in Greece: Greek nurses' involvement and beliefs. 29 Apr 2009
• Editorial. Nurses work in care contexts that are subject to legislation. 29 Apr 2009
• European laws on assisted suicide move in opposite directions. 29 Apr 2009
• A survey of self-directed dying attended by proxies in the Dutch population. 13 Apr 2009
• In response to: Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in the first year of life. 30 Mar 2009
• Intolerable treatment. 30 Mar 2009
• The artificial nutrition debate: still an issue... after all these years. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Euthanasia, Passive'

Definition: Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.

Descriptor UI: D005066

Alternative terms: Euthanasia, Passive; Passive Euthanasia; Negative Euthanasia; Allowing to Die; Euthanasia, Negative;

Related Mesh Headings: Resuscitation Orders; Withholding Treatment;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: E02.760.905.199.500; E02.760.952.500; N02.421.585.905.199.625; N02.421.585.952.500;

History Note: 90(78); was see under EUTHANASIA 1978-89

Technical Notes: human only; differentiate X ref ALLOWING TO DIE from RIGHT TO DIE