Euthanasia

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045906
- info:lc/authorities/sh85045906
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85045906#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Assisted death (Euthanasia)
- Assisted dying (Euthanasia)
- Death, Assisted (Euthanasia)
- Death, Mercy
- Dying, Assisted (Euthanasia)
- Killing, Mercy
- Mercy death
- Mercy killing
Broader Terms
- Homicide
- Medical ethics
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
- Assisted suicide
- Right to die
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4015794-5
Sources
- found: Random House (euthanasia, also called mercy killing)
- found: Google search, Aug. 3, 2007 (assisted dying; assisted death - these terms are used in reference to both assisted suicide and euthanasia)
LC Classification
- R726
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2008-04-04: revised

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