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passive euthanasia

allowing death to end suffering
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passive euthanasia

Summary

Key Facts

  • passive euthanasia is a type of euthanasia[1].
  • passive euthanasia's said to be the same as is recorded as letting die[2].
  • passive euthanasia's said to be the same as is recorded as refusal of medical assistance[3].
  • passive euthanasia is the opposite of active euthanasia[4].
  • passive euthanasia's different from is recorded as active euthanasia[5].
  • passive euthanasia's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Death[6].

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Definition and Type

passive euthanasia is a type of euthanasia[1]. It is the opposite of active euthanasia[4].

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · ~2026-34922-78 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → allowing death to end suffering
    Mesh tree code → E02.760.905.199.500, E02.760.952.500, N02.421.585.905.199.625 +1
    Mesh descriptor id → D005066
    Jstor topic id (archived) → passive-euthanasia
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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