Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D028601
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D028601
Preferred Name

Euthanasia, Active

Definitions
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)
Synonyms
Active Euthanasia
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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