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DROIT REFUSER TRAITEMENT SURVIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right to refuse life-sustaining treatment
1, record 1, English, right%20to%20refuse%20life%2Dsustaining%20treatment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- right to decline life-sustaining treatment 2, record 1, English, right%20to%20decline%20life%2Dsustaining%20treatment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... not all patients wanted aggressive life-sustaining treatment and so began the "right to die" movement. It advocated for greater patient autonomy and the right to refuse life-sustaining treatment, a right which has now been recognized in Canadian law. 3, record 1, English, - right%20to%20refuse%20life%2Dsustaining%20treatment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit de refuser un traitement de survie
1, record 1, French, droit%20de%20refuser%20un%20traitement%20de%20survie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Elle] voulait qu'on lui retire son respirateur. Pour obtenir cela, elle a dû porter son cas devant les tribunaux et, avec sa famille, endurer tout le débat public qui a entouré son droit de refuser le traitement de survie. 2, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20refuser%20un%20traitement%20de%20survie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de salud
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho a rechazar un tratamiento para seguir viviendo
1, record 1, Spanish, derecho%20a%20rechazar%20un%20tratamiento%20para%20seguir%20viviendo
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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