@article{ref1,
title="Brief history of euthanasia and the contribution of medical and surgical ethics to the cultural debate",
journal="Acta medica mediterranea",
year="2012",
author="Vecchio, I. and Tornali, C. and Rampello, L. and Rigo, G.S. and Migliore, M. and Rampello, L.",
volume="28",
number="3",
pages="185-190",
abstract="Euthanasia is a sensitive and controversial issue in bioethics. Its origin dates to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and it developed, as a socio-cultural problem, only in the twentieth century. In this paper, the authors emphasize the most significant historical steps of euthanasia, giving a brief overview of the concepts behind supporters and opponents of euthanasia.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0393-6384",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}