Mesh term Euthanasia, Active
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Description
The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)Browse to child terms:
Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary
Euthanasia, Animal
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