TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Brief history of euthanasia and the contribution of medical and surgical ethics to the cultural debate
JO  - Acta medica mediterranea
A1  - Vecchio, I.
A1  - Tornali, C.
A1  - Rampello, L.
A1  - Rigo, G.S.
A1  - Migliore, M.
A1  - Rampello, L.
SP  - 185
EP  - 190
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0393-6384
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -