right-to-die

Medical ethics A philosophical stance essentially equivalent to a DNR order, to be honored outside of a hospital or health care setting. See Do not resuscitate.

Mentioned in

Bouvia Elizabeth
Compassion in Dying
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
living will
medical ethics
Melbourne Declaration
movement
Patient Self-Determination Act
right to die
SRD

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