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ASSISTED DEATH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Ethics and Morals
- Sociology of Medicine
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medical assistance in dying
1, record 1, English, medical%20assistance%20in%20dying
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MAID 2, record 1, English, MAID
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- physician-assisted death 3, record 1, English, physician%2Dassisted%20death
correct
- PAD 4, record 1, English, PAD
correct
- PAD 4, record 1, English, PAD
- physician-assisted dying 5, record 1, English, physician%2Dassisted%20dying
correct
- PAD 6, record 1, English, PAD
correct
- PAD 6, record 1, English, PAD
- medical aid in dying 7, record 1, English, medical%20aid%20in%20dying
correct
- MAID 6, record 1, English, MAID
correct
- MAID 6, record 1, English, MAID
- assisted death 8, record 1, English, assisted%20death
correct
- assisted dying 9, record 1, English, assisted%20dying
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a process that allows someone who is found eligible to be able to receive assistance from a medical practitioner in ending their life. 2, record 1, English, - medical%20assistance%20in%20dying
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
medical aid in dying: In Quebec, in the context of the "Act Respecting End-of-Life Care," "medical aid in dying" refers only to the euthanasia administered by a physician to an end-of-life patient and excludes assisted suicide. 10, record 1, English, - medical%20assistance%20in%20dying
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
assisted death; assisted dying: When these expressions are used, it is implied that a physician is involved in the process. 10, record 1, English, - medical%20assistance%20in%20dying
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Éthique et Morale
- Sociologie de la médecine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aide médicale à mourir
1, record 1, French, aide%20m%C3%A9dicale%20%C3%A0%20mourir
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AMM 2, record 1, French, AMM
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aide médicale à la mort 3, record 1, French, aide%20m%C3%A9dicale%20%C3%A0%20la%20mort
correct, feminine noun
- aide à mourir 4, record 1, French, aide%20%C3%A0%20mourir
correct, feminine noun
- aide à la mort 5, record 1, French, aide%20%C3%A0%20la%20mort
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aide médicale à mourir (AMM) est un processus qui permet à une personne jugée admissible de recevoir de l'aide d'un médecin ou d'un infirmier praticien pour mettre fin à ses jours. 2, record 1, French, - aide%20m%C3%A9dicale%20%C3%A0%20mourir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aide médicale à mourir : Au Québec, dans le cadre de la «Loi concernant les soins de fin de vie», le terme «aide médicale à mourir» désigne uniquement l'administration de l'euthanasie par un médecin à un patient en fin de vie et exclut le suicide assisté. 6, record 1, French, - aide%20m%C3%A9dicale%20%C3%A0%20mourir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aide à mourir; aide à la mort : Lorsque ces termes sont utilisés, il est sous-entendu qu'un médecin participe au processus. 6, record 1, French, - aide%20m%C3%A9dicale%20%C3%A0%20mourir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
aide médicale à mourir : terme tiré du Mini-lexique de la médecine et du droit et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 7, record 1, French, - aide%20m%C3%A9dicale%20%C3%A0%20mourir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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