title: An ethical review of euthanasia web sites.
abstract: Euthanasia is an act of mercifully killing or letting die a sick or injured individual, and is an alternative to palliative care. As a healthcare related web site, a euthanasia site should satisfy standard ethical criteria such as the HONcode. In this paper, we report our preliminary review of euthanasia web sites for compliance with HONcode criteria.
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ravvaz
authors.forename: Timothy B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Patrick
mesh_terms: D026724:Ethical Review; D005065:Euthanasia; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards*