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TREATMENT AIMED ALLEVIATION SUFFERING THAT MAY SHORTEN LIFE [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Health Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

... the administration of sufficient amounts of drugs to control suffering even though this may shorten life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Droit de la santé
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Le fait d'administrer des médicaments en quantité suffisante pour contrôler la souffrance, même au risque de hâter la mort.

CONT

Le Comité [sénatorial sur l'euthanasie et le suicide assisté] a recommandé que «le Code criminel soit modifié afin de clarifier la situation concernant l'administration d'un traitement destiné à soulager la souffrance au risque d'abréger la vie» [...]

Spanish

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