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English
Etymology
A neologism coined by Brazilian bioethicists, from mis- (“badly, wrongly”) + -thanasia (as in euthanasia, dysthanasia), from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).
Noun
misthanasia (uncountable)
- The premature death of a vulnerable human due to a failure to provide appropriate help in the context of social injustice.
2009 September/October, Chaiane Amorim Biondo, Maria Júlia Paes da Silva, Lígia Maria Dal Secco, “Dysthanasia, Euthanasia, Orthotanasia: The Perceptions of Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units and Care Implications”, in Rev Latino-am Enfermagem, volume 17, number 5:Orthotanasia refers to the art of promoting a humane and correct death, not subjecting patients to misthanasia or dysthanasia and not abbreviating death either, that is, subjecting them to euthanasia.
2010, José Ramírez Rivera, Carlos Cánova Díaz, Robert Hunter Mellado, “Knowledge and implementation of the DNR in internal medicine teaching programs”, in Puerto Rico health sciences, volume 29, number 2:In these scenarios a debate on the difficult task of maintaining a balance between disthanasia, (therapeutic obstinacy), misthanasia (patient abandonment) and medical futility was seen (9-12)
2017 October, Anna Silvia Setti Da Rocha, “Human Dignity, Misthanasia, Public Health and Bioethics in Brazil”, in Revista Iberoamericana de Bioética, →ISSN:This paper aims to reflect on human dignity and misthanasia in the public health system in Brazil.
References
- LIMA, Walber Cunha. Bioética, mistanásia e direitos humanos: morte social e perspectivas para o seu enfrentamento. 2017. 236f. Tese (Doutorado em Ciências Sociais) - Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2017.