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Assault by unspecified means (Y09)

Clinical Information for Assault by unspecified means (Y09)

Homicide - The killing of one person by another.

Euthanasia - The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

Euthanasia, Active - The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary - Active euthanasia of a patient at the patient's request and/or with the patient's consent.

Euthanasia, Animal - The killing of animals for reasons of mercy, to control disease transmission or maintain the health of animal populations, or for experimental purposes (ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION).

Euthanasia, Involuntary - 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.

Euthanasia, Passive - Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.

Infanticide - The killing of infants at birth or soon after.

Animal Experimentation - The use of animals as investigational subjects.

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