Euthanasia

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:medicine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs mercy killing
gptkbp:canBe non-physician-assisted
physician-assisted
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:murder
suicide
palliative care
withholding life support
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:religious_organization
medical professionals
ethicists
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:law
gptkb:medicine
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:public_policy
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:firstLegalizedIn gptkb:Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Euthanasia
gptkbp:involves ending of life
gptkbp:legalStatus illegal in many countries
legal in some countries
gptkbp:mayInclude chronic pain
terminal illness
incurable conditions
gptkbp:opposedBy Catholic Church
Islamic scholars
some disability rights groups
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Netherlands
some U.S. states
gptkbp:purpose relieve suffering
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:law
medical ethics
gptkbp:relatedTo assisted suicide
gptkbp:requires consent (in voluntary cases)
gptkbp:subjectOf court cases
legal debates
international conventions
United Nations discussions
bioethical discussions
gptkbp:supportedBy some right-to-die organizations
gptkbp:type active euthanasia
involuntary euthanasia
non-voluntary euthanasia
voluntary euthanasia
passive euthanasia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Right_to_life
gptkb:Advance_Directives
gptkb:Medical_ethics
gptkb:Tygers_of_Pan_Tang
gptkb:Common_Cause_v._Union_of_India_(Euthanasia)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6