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PASSIVE EUTHANASIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Health Law
  • Ethics and Morals
CONT

In "passive euthanasia," treatments are withheld or withdrawn permitting the natural death of a patient.

OBS

[The term] "passive euthanasia" is no longer used... as patients and their families are recognized as having the right to stop receiving care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Droit de la santé
  • Éthique et Morale
DEF

Interruption de la vie obtenue par simple suspension de traitement ou de réanimation.

CONT

L'euthanasie passive, interprétée sous l'angle du droit d'une personne d'accepter ou refuser des soins ou des traitements, n'est pas illégale au Canada.

OBS

L'expression «euthanasie passive» n'est plus utilisée, car les patients et leur famille ont le droit de refuser un traitement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
  • Derecho de salud
  • Ética y Moral
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