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Descriptor English: Euthanasia, Involuntary
Descriptor Spanish: Eutanasia Involuntaria
Descriptor eutanasia involuntaria
Scope note: Acto o práctica de matar o de no administrar tratamiento de soporte vital a una persona que padece una enfermedad, especialmente a PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD, sin su CONSENTIMIENTO INFORMADO, a pesar de la COMPETENCIA MENTAL de la persona para dar su consentimiento.
Descriptor Portuguese: Eutanásia Involuntária
Descriptor French: Euthanasie involontaire
Entry term(s): Involuntary Euthanasia
Tree number(s): I01.198.240.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000078625
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: Nazi Euthanasia Program goes here; coordinate with NATIONAL SOCIALISM
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Public MeSH Note: 2019: see EUTHANASIA 1977-2018
History Note: 2019: use EUTHANASIA 1977-2018
DeCS ID: 57836
Unique ID: D000078625
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Date Established: 2019/01/01
Date of Entry: 2018/07/09
Revision Date: 2019/04/29
Euthanasia, Involuntary - Preferred
Concept UI M0007962
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Euthanasia, Involuntary
Entry term(s) Involuntary Euthanasia



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