Preferred Label : Euthanasia, Involuntary;
MeSH definition : The act or practice of killing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from a person
with a medical condition, especially DISABLED PERSONS, without INFORMED CONSENT, despite
the MENTAL COMPETENCY of the person to give consent. It may be viewed as a mercy
killing or for the good of society, when widespread practice is ideologically or politically
sanctioned, as under NATIONAL SOCIALISM.; The act or practice of killing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from a person
with a medical condition, especially DISABLED PERSONS, without INFORMED CONSENT, despite
the MENTAL COMPETENCY of the person to give consent.; The act or practice of killing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from a person
with a medical condition, especially PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, without INFORMED CONSENT,
despite the MENTAL COMPETENCY of the person to give consent.;
MeSH synonym : Involuntary Euthanasia;
MeSH annotation : Nazi Euthanasia Program goes here; coordinate with NATIONAL SOCIALISM;
Origin ID : D000078625;
UMLS CUI : C0021955;
Allowable qualifiers
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The act or practice of killing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from a person
with a medical condition, especially DISABLED PERSONS, without INFORMED CONSENT, despite
the MENTAL COMPETENCY of the person to give consent. It may be viewed as a mercy
killing or for the good of society, when widespread practice is ideologically or politically
sanctioned, as under NATIONAL SOCIALISM.
The act or practice of killing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from a person
with a medical condition, especially DISABLED PERSONS, without INFORMED CONSENT, despite
the MENTAL COMPETENCY of the person to give consent.
The act or practice of killing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from a person
with a medical condition, especially PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, without INFORMED CONSENT,
despite the MENTAL COMPETENCY of the person to give consent.
