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AUTO-EUTHANASIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- auto-euthanasia 1, record 1, English, auto%2Deuthanasia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- self-deliverance 1, record 1, English, self%2Ddeliverance
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ending one's own life in order to end suffering. 1, record 1, English, - auto%2Deuthanasia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
But as the progress toward legislation will be slow, a matter of years even decades, the publication of a practical guide to "auto-euthanasia" will, we hope, bring peace of mind to many who would otherwise despair. 1, record 1, English, - auto%2Deuthanasia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Arthur Koesther, the world famous writer and philosopher, joined the Voluntary Euthanasia Society in 1969. He became a Vice-President in 1981, and wrote the Preface to the Guide to Self-Deliverance .... 1, record 1, English, - auto%2Deuthanasia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- auto-euthanasie 1, record 1, French, auto%2Deuthanasie
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- auto-délivrance 1, record 1, French, auto%2Dd%C3%A9livrance
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terminer sa propre vie pour abréger les souffrances. 1, record 1, French, - auto%2Deuthanasie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par ailleurs, le motif économique, dans sa dimension de survie de la collectivité, a justifié et justifie encore(...) la gérontocide ou l'auto-euthanasie des vieillards chez les nomades et les semi-nomades soumis aux aléas de la "nature". 1, record 1, French, - auto%2Deuthanasie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
l’auto-délivrance. Le mot dit bien ce qu’il veut dire : se délivrer soi-même, délibérément, d’une vie qui apparaît, désormais, insupportable, ou inutile, ou simplement parvenue à son terme. 1, record 1, French, - auto%2Deuthanasie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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