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Right to Die
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Right to Die
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.604.473.650.952
N03.706.437.650.750
Unique ID
D012297
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012297
Annotation
differentiate from
ALLOWING TO DIE
see
EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE
Scope Note
The right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying.
Entry Term(s)
Death with Dignity
NLM Classification #
W 85.5
Previous Indexing
Euthanasia, Passive (1978-1986)
Patient Advocacy (1976-1986)
See Also
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Public MeSH Note
87
History Note
87
Date Established
1987/01/01
Date of Entry
1986/05/30
Revision Date
2002/10/31
Allowable Qualifiers
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
Patient Rights [I01.880.604.473.650]
Confidentiality [I01.880.604.473.650.500]
Informed Consent [I01.880.604.473.650.718]
Patient Access to Records [I01.880.604.473.650.827]
Right to Die [I01.880.604.473.650.952]
Therapeutic Misconception [I01.880.604.473.650.960]
Treatment Refusal [I01.880.604.473.650.968]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Human Rights [N03.706.437]
Patient Rights [N03.706.437.650]
Confidentiality [N03.706.437.650.124]
Informed Consent [N03.706.437.650.312]
Patient Access to Records [N03.706.437.650.406]
Right to Die [N03.706.437.650.750]
Treatment Refusal [N03.706.437.650.875]
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Right to Die
Preferred
Concept UI
M0019117
Scope Note
The right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying.
Terms
Right to Die
Preferred Term
Term UI
T036511
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
BIOETHICS (1991)
Death with Dignity
Related
Concept UI
M0019116
Terms
Death with Dignity
Preferred Term
Term UI
T036510
Date
05/30/1986
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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