An Ethical Review of Euthanasia and Physician-assisted Suicide

Background: In the majority of countries, active direct euthanasia is a forbidden way of the deprivation of the patients’ life, while its passive form is commonly accepted. This distinction between active and passive euthanasia has no justification, viewed through the prism of morality and ethics. T...

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Main Authors: Božidar BANOVIĆ, Veljko TURANJANIN, Anđela MILORADOVIĆ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9045