• We need to provide universal free good healthcare, not provide assisted suicide and euthanasia. (green-rainbow.org)
  • Assisted suicide and euthanasia are a murderous policy against disabled people, elderly people (There is a high rate of elder abuse in Massachusetts), poor people and people of colonized and oppressed nationalities (non-white people). (green-rainbow.org)
  • 1.The Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts will take a position in opposition to legalized doctor-assisted suicide and euthanasia. (green-rainbow.org)
  • 3. GRP will submit a proposal this year (2019) to amend the GPUS Platform to oppose doctor-assisted suicide and euthanasia. (green-rainbow.org)
  • The consequences of legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, May 25, 2006. (villanova.edu)
  • Ottawa - The final report of a non-partisan panel's consultations on the politically charged issue of assisted suicide and euthanasia remains inaccessible to the general public days after being delivered to federal ministers. (nationalrighttolifenews.org)
  • When combing through the recommendations, it is very clear that these proposals are driven by a fixed purpose to make assisted suicide and euthanasia as freely accessible as possible, regardless of societal harm. (nationalrighttolifenews.org)
  • In clear terms accessible to the general reader, Neil Gorsuch thoroughly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of leading contemporary ethical arguments for assisted suicide and euthanasia. (volokh.com)
  • And he examines the history and evolution of laws and attitudes regarding assisted suicide and euthanasia in American society. (volokh.com)
  • When death is sought : assisted suicide and euthanasia in the medical context. (who.int)
  • Crafting public policy on assisted suicide and euthanasia -- The question of legal change -- Response to proposed guidelines to legalize assisted suicide -- Distinguishing decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment -- Developing professional medical standards -- Caring for severely ill patients -- Decisions about life-sustaining treatment -- Improving palliative care -- Diagnosing and treating depression -- Responding when a patient requests assisted suicide or euthanasia. (who.int)
  • He noted during a recent edition of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" there had been a " very big change in Western civilization " as Canada is set to legalize new standards for euthanasia in March 2023, and is set to extend medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to those with mental illness after a temporary exclusion expires. (demonictimes.com)
  • Among those who do not consider themselves religious, 65% support the legalization of euthanasia, while among believers (of any religion) only 44% do so. (mercopress.com)
  • Former Dutch Health Minister Admits Error of Legalizing Euthanasia by LifeSiteNews.com By Patrick B. Craine AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, December 2, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The former Dutch minister who successfully promoted the legalization of euthanasia has now admitted that the government's move was a mistake, and says that they should have first focused on palliative care. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The legalization of euthanasia came "far too early," Borst said, admitting that the government did not give enough attention to palliative care and support for the dying. (lifesitenews.com)
  • This proposal is for the GRP to oppose the legalization of euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide. (green-rainbow.org)
  • This suggests that there seems to be a significant gap between current opinions and beliefs on the issue of the legalization of euthanasia and current laws. (ipl.org)
  • The legalization of euthanasia is increasingly a topic for discussion in countries across Europe. (oneofus.eu)
  • The most common reason cited for legalization of euthanasia was to relieve patient's suffering but only when a committee of physicians agreed to recommend it. (who.int)
  • The legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide has led to tragic abuses both abroad and here in the United States," he said. (freebeacon.com)
  • Els Borst, who served as Health Minister for the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002, proposed the country's infamous euthanasia bill. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Background In 2002, Belgium set a legal framework for euthanasia, whereby granting and performing euthanasia is entrusted entirely to physicians, and-as advised by Belgian Medical Deontology-in the context of a trusted patient-physician relationship. (bmj.com)
  • The Belgian parliament legalised euthanasia on 28 May 2002. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Netherlands was the first to legalize euthanasia , in 2002, allowing it in special cases for seriously sick patients 12 years or older. (time.com)
  • The Hague District Court ruled that the doctor, who was not named, had not violated the 2002 law that legalized euthanasia. (freebeacon.com)
  • It is quite a jump from that to active euthanasia and letting a doctor takes specific actions to end the life of a patient. (theinterim.com)
  • Hence, the task of this essay is to discuss the different faces minted on both sides of the coin - should physicians and/or loved ones have the right to participate in active euthanasia? (ipl.org)
  • In order to do so, the essay will need to explore the arguments for and against legalizing euthanasia, specifically active euthanasia and subsequently provide a stand on whether or not it should be an accepted practice. (ipl.org)
  • to do this by way of active euthanasia or passive euthanasia. (writework.com)
  • In 1997, the Australian Federal Government overrode the Northern Territory legislation through the introduction of the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997, however this was repealed in December 2022 with the passing of Restoring Territory Rights Act. (wikipedia.org)
  • Luxembourg has become the third country in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia. (bioedge.org)
  • Voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal in all territories of Australia under federal law, and also in New South Wales under the Crimes Act 1900. (curvesandchaos.com)
  • Euthanasia may be classified into three types, according to whether a person gives informed consent: voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary. (curvesandchaos.com)
  • 7/16/2015 - A recent study by the Journal of Medical Ethics revealed a disturbing practice being carried out in Belgian hospitals -- namely, the deliberate euthanasia of patients without their voluntary consent. (naturalnews.com)
  • Judy Dent holds a picture of her late husband, Bob Dent, who was the first person to die under the NT's voluntary euthanasia laws. (abc.net.au)
  • The voluntary euthanasia bill passed the Territory parliament 20 years ago today, on May 25, 1995. (abc.net.au)
  • Former NT Chief Minister Marshall Perron speaks to the media in 1995 after passing voluntary euthanasia laws. (abc.net.au)
  • Speaking from London, Dr Nitschke said most Australian's support voluntary euthanasia but two decades later politicians lack the will to legalise it. (abc.net.au)
  • Previously a candidate for the Voluntary Euthanasia Party, Mr Burgess was diagnosed with rectal cancer and last year posted a video plea online. (abc.net.au)
  • Famously, in 1996 the taxi driver drove 3,000 kilometres from Broken Hill to Darwin to use the Territory's voluntary euthanasia laws. (abc.net.au)
  • Voluntary euthanasia involves a request by the dying patient or that person's legal representative. (writework.com)
  • Australia's sparsely populated Northern Territory in 1995 became the first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia. (nhpr.org)
  • The legal community must address the issue of euthanasia because the population is eventually going to confront them with end-of-life issues. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • This is an argument analysis concerning the issue of euthanasia. (writework.com)
  • The decision to televise an assisted suicide on an obscure satellite channel last night appears to have excited almost as much public debate as the issue of euthanasia itself. (spiked-online.com)
  • A survey released this weekend has shown that 55% of Uruguayans are in favor of legalizing euthanasia, while 25% opposed it and the rest still has to make up their minds on the controversial issue. (mercopress.com)
  • New Zealand votes in favor of legalizing euthanasia. (iheartintelligence.com)
  • How can you say there is no slippery slope in the Netherlands - knowing that you now allow euthanasia for newborns, and you went from originally just the terminally ill, [and] now it's also for those who are mentally ill? (lifesitenews.com)
  • Portugal has voted to allow euthanasia to help people pass if they are in intense suffering. (todayswillsandprobate.co.uk)
  • Belgium's decision - where 75% of the population supports the measure - is making countries that currently allow euthanasia wonder: why can't terminally ill minors, working in agreement with their health providers and their family, be allowed to make a decision that they could take on their 18th birthday? (time.com)
  • There are many issues that are focused on when debating the topic of euthanasia. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • 26 medical schools in Sudan, the Khartoum debating the topic of euthanasia, this is not school is the largest and oldest (established the case in Sudan. (who.int)
  • The original reports coming out of South Korea by English-language media were wrong, but were incorrect in a way that mirrors the public misundertstandings about euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide and end-of-life care in the western world. (theinterim.com)
  • Physician-assisted suicide is also a form of euthanasia, but the difference between the two methods is that in euthanasia, doctors end the patient's life with lethal injections, whereas, in physician-assisted suicide, patients kill themselves with a lethal amount of drugs prescribed by the doctors. (ipl.org)
  • Around the world, lobbyists for legalising physician-assisted suicide (PAS) use Oregon as an example of safe, successful, and carefully drafted. (bioedge.org)
  • Euthanasia allows terminally ill patients who no longer respond to medical treatments to make the decision to end their lives with dignity. (ipl.org)
  • However a survey conducted in January by the Finnish Medical Association showed that only one in six doctors working with terminally-ill patients said they supported legalising euthanasia. (yle.fi)
  • Schadenberg noted, for example, that Canadian MP Francine Lalonde, who currently has a bill before Parliament to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, has "imported" the Netherlands' approach into Canada. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The tiny country's parliament voted for euthanasia last year, but the head of state, Grand Duke Henri, refused to sign the law. (bioedge.org)
  • For the fifth time, Portugal's parliament has approved a bill legalising euthanasia. (bioedge.org)
  • When the power of Catholics is so strong, as is the case in Italy, it's almost impossible to promote a more secular law" allowing euthanasia, Marco Bellocchio told the AFP, and noted by way of illustration that "living will" legislation has stalled in the Italian parliament. (lifesitenews.com)
  • A bill legalising euthanasia has passed its first reading in Parliament. (rnz.co.nz)
  • On December 17th, Austria's parliament passed a bill, legalizing assisted suicide. (oneofus.eu)
  • Portugal's parliament has passed a bill legalising euthanasia after an intense debate including a veto by the country's president. (euronews.com)
  • Switzerland is one of the countries that has euthanasia or assisted suicide as part of its regulation, which has led it to approve the use of the Sarco capsule (short for sarcophagus), designed by Philip Nitschke and Alexander Bannink, according to the newspaper La Vanguardia. (oneofus.eu)
  • During the brief period in which euthanasia was legal in the Northern Territory, Dr. Philip Nitschke helped three people end their lives through assisted suicide using his Deliverance machine. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dr Philip Nitschke says the public want euthanasia to be legalised in Australia. (abc.net.au)
  • Euthanasia machine invented by Dr. Philip Nitschke. (writework.com)
  • Since Canada legalized medically assisted dying in 2016, B.C. has had the highest rate of people choosing to end their lives with the procedure - but doctors performing the service could only receive a flat fee of $200, plus an extra $113.15 for the home visit. (curvesandchaos.com)
  • Assisted suicide was legalized by the federal government in Canada on June 17, 2016. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Opponents of the proposal expressed concerned over a slipping threshold for euthanasia over time. (yle.fi)
  • But euthanasia opponents warn of children's ability to take a leading role in critical decisions like the ones surrounding life-death choices. (time.com)
  • In the United States, only six of fifty states have made any legal action in regard to the issue and practice of euthanasia, although there seems to be growing support for the practice commonly referred to as "mercy killing. (ipl.org)
  • People might be willing to accept the practice of euthanasia when asked questions for a survey, but when it comes down to the law, people want to know that they can still trust medical professionals to uphold the duties described in the Hippocratic Oath. (ipl.org)
  • Supporters of the motion are calling on Finnish legislators to begin preparations to develop laws to regulate the practice of euthanasia or mercy killing, in Finland. (yle.fi)
  • The United States should take note of where the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide has led in other places and avoid this dangerous path. (freebeacon.com)
  • Several GPs prefer increasing opioid dosages and palliative sedation to a lethal injection, which they consider to fall outside the scope of euthanasia legislation. (bmj.com)
  • The proposed legislation would make the Isle of Man the first jurisdiction in the United Kingdom to legalize assisted dying. (bioedge.org)
  • The Belgian government isn't the first one to consider including children in euthanasia legislation. (time.com)
  • The Federal intervention in Territory legislation sparked outrage from euthanasia advocates and politicians. (abc.net.au)
  • Utah is one of several states where euthanasia activists are pushing legislation to legalize assisted suicide. (lifenews.com)
  • In Utah, lawmakers decided not to vote on legislation legalizing assisted suicide, but decided to kick the bill to a summer study committee. (lifenews.com)
  • 2. GRP will oppose bills at the Massachusetts statehouse that would legalize doctor-assisted suicide and/or euthanasia this year (2019) and in future years. (green-rainbow.org)
  • Since then, Victoria became the first state to legalize assisted suicide in June 2019, and New South Wales in May this year became the last state to pass its own euthanasia laws. (nhpr.org)
  • Euthanasia and/or doctor-assisted suicide has been legalized in several countries in Europe (e.g. (green-rainbow.org)
  • I n 2012 Massachusetts voters defeated a statewide ballot question that would have legalized doctor-assisted suicide. (green-rainbow.org)
  • Their willingness to perform euthanasia is affected by the demanding nature of a patient's request, by their views on what circumstances render euthanasia legitimate and by their own ability to inject a lethal dose. (bmj.com)
  • Doctors perform euthanasia by administering lethal drugs or by withholding treatment that would prolong the patient's life. (ipl.org)
  • Kids don't have the capacity, the judgement to make sound decisions," said Dr. John Haas, president of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, an organization dedicated to the analysis of moral issues surrounding health care, and one that does not support euthanasia. (time.com)
  • We don't support euthanasia for dementia because euthanasia allows someone other than the patient to administer the medication and no U.S. jurisdiction allows euthanasia, so this story isn't applicable in the United States," he said in an email. (freebeacon.com)
  • Results Although GPs can understand a patient's request for euthanasia, their own willingness to perform it is limited, based on their assumption that legal euthanasia equates to an injection that ends life abruptly. (bmj.com)
  • Euthanasia, also called mercy killing, is the practice of doctors intentionally ending a terminally ill patient's life in what is purportedly a gentle and dignified manner. (ipl.org)
  • In December 2013, the Belgian Senate voted in favour of extending its euthanasia law to terminally ill children. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Belgian law sets up strict parameters under which children would be allowed to ask for euthanasia-from parents' consent to the supervision of a psychologist. (time.com)
  • Spain's lower house has voted in favour of examining a bill on legalising euthanasia in Spain. (genethique.org)
  • The Howard Government stripped both territories of the right under the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997, commonly known as the Andrews bill, after the NT had attempted to legislate on euthanasia. (curvesandchaos.com)
  • What are the concerns with the Euthanasia Laws Bill? (curvesandchaos.com)
  • The report expressed concerns about the Euthanasia Laws Bill overriding the ability of democratically elected legislative assemblies to enact laws and affecting the residents of territories in a discriminatory fashion. (curvesandchaos.com)
  • What is the Northern Territory euthanasia bill? (curvesandchaos.com)
  • A bill to legalize euthanasia was debated in the British House of Lords in 1936, but was rejected… The defeat of this bill, along with the outbreak of World War II, the subsequent discovery of the Nazi death camps, and the recognition of the complicity of German physicians in the extermination camps quelled but did not eliminate discussion of the euthanasia question. (procon.org)
  • Despite the defeat of the ballot question in Massachusetts in 2012, there is a new bill before the Massachusetts state legislature every year to try to legalize assisted suicide. (green-rainbow.org)
  • ACT party leader will support a change to his bill on legalising euthanasia in order to get New Zealand First's support for it. (rnz.co.nz)
  • A bill proposing to legalise euthanasia has been given a legal tick by the Attorney-General, who said it would not infringe basic human rights if enacted. (rnz.co.nz)
  • Defence Minister Kevin Andrews, who was then a Liberal backbencher, passed a private members bill which overrode the Territory's euthanasia laws. (abc.net.au)
  • He and fellow legislator Alicia Payne introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that would allow the legislatures of the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory to legalize assisted dying. (nhpr.org)
  • The other side of the debate opposes such ideas, arguing that euthanasia is simply an example of humans trying to play God and that it actually goes against the Due Process Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment. (ipl.org)
  • As one who both supports legalised abortion and opposes legalised euthanasia on humanist grounds, it seems slightly ironic to me to see the religious 'pro-life' lobby, who oppose both, are up in arms about this film. (spiked-online.com)
  • The results indicate that there are no differences with regard to the age or gender of the participants in their attitudes towards euthanasia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Those who hold religious beliefs (irre-spective of their religion) hold less favourable attitudes towards euthanasia than non-believers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Finally, trustin the country s health system and people s empathic concern is also related to their attitudes towards euthanasia. (bvsalud.org)
  • ABSTRACT To investigate the attitudes of final-year medical students at Khartoum University towards euthanasia an anonymous questionnaire was answered by 141 students. (who.int)
  • Right from the beginning, this provincial panel contained only pro-euthanasia activists, with no attempt to balance their position. (nationalrighttolifenews.org)
  • A total of 836 students (316 males and 520 females) completed a questionnaire in which euthanasia was defined as deliberate administration of an overdose of a drug by a doctor to relieve pain and suffering of a dying patient at his/her explicit request to end his/her life. (who.int)
  • Euthanasia is the deliberate ending of life future behaviour towards patients and peers. (who.int)
  • It is the best of the victim to make a decision he or she wants the doctor to terminate their lives and thus the practice in the legalized countries is referred by many as assisted suicide or mercy killing (Biggs, 2000). (academicpros.net)
  • On November 8, 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize assisted suicide when voters passed a tightly restricted Death with Dignity Act. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • The acquittal comes just before Maine becomes the ninth state to legalize assisted suicide. (freebeacon.com)
  • These are the most important divisions related to the policy "for the territories being able to legalise euthanasia" which Lisa Chesters could have attended. (theyvoteforyou.org.au)
  • The two territories do not have the same legal rights as the six states, that have each legislated euthanasia laws in recent years. (nhpr.org)
  • Carol Vorderman has called for a discussion about making euthanasia legal in the UK. (yahoo.com)
  • The controversial subject came up because Voderman's brother lives in Holland where euthanasia is legal and he had told her about a terminally ill friend who had decided to go down that route. (yahoo.com)
  • Is euthanasia legal in the Philippines? (curvesandchaos.com)
  • The legal and political communities have begun to address euthanasia to provide individuals with definitive answers on their rights, however, it will likely be decades before individual countries and the international community have defined what euthanasia means, let alone how euthanasia should be regulated and administered or if euthanasia should be an option at all. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • However, there are currently only five states in the United States in which euthanasia is legal, with California as a soon sixth. (ipl.org)
  • Euthanasia was briefly legal in the Northern Territory between 1996 and 1997, but was overturned by a federal law. (wikipedia.org)
  • Euthanasia must not be confused with assisted suicide, which may be legal in certain other jurisdictions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Euthanasia was once legal in the Northern Territory, by the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ms Dent said she wanted to see a return to legal euthanasia in the Territory. (abc.net.au)
  • Euthanasia has constantly been a heated debate amongst commentators, such as the likes of legal academics, medical practitioners and legislators for many years. (ipl.org)
  • This paper is about euthanasia: It talks about what euthanasia is and where it is legal. (writework.com)
  • El debate sobre si la eutanasia debe ser o no una práctica legal está presente en la sociedad española desde los años 90. (bvsalud.org)
  • The debate surrounding whether or not euthanasia should be a legal practice has been present in Spanish society since the 90 s. (bvsalud.org)
  • In relation to this question, which has raised and continues to raise controversy among both public opinion and the political and legal world, this work explores the relation of the different variables to the atti-tudes of the Spanish public towards euthanasia. (bvsalud.org)
  • When it passed in 2001, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia. (lifesitenews.com)
  • This decision makes the country the seventh in the world to legalize assisted dying. (iheartintelligence.com)
  • Euthanasia is an issue that is always going to be controversial for everyone and is an issue that is felt deeply throughout the world. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • Germany is among the first nation's in the world to legalize the practice. (academicpros.net)
  • During these discussions, references are often made to the Netherlands, the first country in the world that legalized euthanasia. (oneofus.eu)
  • The euthanasia debate was not limited to this side of the Atlantic. (procon.org)
  • Euthanasia is an issue that has and will remain up for debate for many years and will stay there forever. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • There is a need in Pakistan for more debate about euthanasia. (who.int)
  • Borst's regret over the situation in the Netherlands is particularly important given that that country has served as a model for euthanasia advocates in other countries. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The majority, 108 (76.6%) opposed euthanasia and their reasons included re- ligious beliefs, belief that euthanasia was unethical and fear of misuse. (who.int)
  • In 2008, Dutch doctors reported 2,331 cases of euthanasia, 400 cases of assisted suicide, and 550 deaths without request. (lifesitenews.com)
  • A survey published in 2010 reported that those who died from euthanasia (compared with other deaths) were more often younger, male, cancer patients and more often died in their homes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering of those who are typically terminally ill or in an irrversible coma. (yahoo.com)
  • A person can be convinced to change his idea about killing himself, but in case of legalised euthanasia will eliminate this second chance too. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • Also, 55% of the voters of the current Multicolor ruling coalition are okay with euthanasia, while 63% of those who chose the opposition Frente Amplio would agree with such a legislative change, which has a much stronger acceptance among left-wing adherents than it has within conservative circles. (mercopress.com)
  • The opposition conservative Liberal Party has also allowed conscience votes on previous euthanasia bills. (nhpr.org)
  • When did Oregon legalize Death with Dignity Act? (curvesandchaos.com)
  • With legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide, healthcare professionals sometimes actually recommend and offer assisted death to disabled and elderly people who present with even minor and treatable health conditions, and in some cases people have been euthanized against their will. (green-rainbow.org)
  • The doctors are said to have retracted their approval for euthanasia after receiving backlash, and it is believed that the man remains alive while trying to find a doctor who will sign off on his "medically assisted" death. (demonictimes.com)
  • Euthanasia is an act putting the animal's death painlessly and do not show any signs of distress. (ipl.org)
  • Euthanasia defined The term Euthanasia is used generally to refer to an easy or painless death. (writework.com)
  • Matthew Valliere, executive director of the anti-assisted suicide Patient Rights Action Fund, called the death a tragedy, adding that euthanasia laws are ripe for abuse. (freebeacon.com)
  • Based on the experience of other countries, support or rejection of euthanasia will depend at the end of the day on the specific wording of the law, analysts agree. (mercopress.com)
  • If the governments of the countries are unclear on the euthanasia laws, it is unfair in law that the average citizen would be charged with understanding and abiding by the same laws or face criminal charges. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • Efforts to change government policies on euthanasia of humans in the 20th and 21st centuries have met limited success in Western countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Euthanasia practice varies in different countries guided by different values. (academicpros.net)
  • The public campaign to legalise euthanasia had a rocky start with a lone protester attempting to derail the launch. (rnz.co.nz)
  • A law published in the official register said that doctors who carry out euthanasia and assisted suicides for adults or for minors with 'terminal illnesses' will not face penal sanctions or civil suits. (bioedge.org)
  • Are general practitioners prepared to end life on request in a country where euthanasia is legalised? (bmj.com)
  • Spain has passed a law to legalise euthanasia, becoming the fourth country in Europe to allow people to end their own life in some circumstances. (curvesandchaos.com)
  • If legalized the Philippines would have been the first country to legalize euthanasia. (curvesandchaos.com)
  • The legality of euthanasia varies depending on the country. (wikipedia.org)
  • Canada, the country with the most victims of euthanasia, is also the home of a man who may have enabled. (bioedge.org)
  • The law originally limited euthanasia to those aged 12 or older, but the country has since extended permission for doctors to euthanize infants . (freebeacon.com)
  • At this point in time, when euthanasia has only just been regulated and starts to be put into practice in this country, it is of vital importance to consider the social perspective of euthanasia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Article 143 of the Spanish Penal Code currently prohibits direct euthanasia, but patients with an incurable disease or in the terminal phase can refuse treatment. (genethique.org)
  • Euthanasia may lead to more cases of patients being killed rather than treating them, because sometimes even doctor cannot predict how much the patient can survive. (jhotpotinfo.com)
  • Euthanasia for nonterminal patients was rare. (wikipedia.org)
  • La raison la plus fréquemment citée en faveur de la légalisation de l'euthanasie était le soulagement de la souffrance des patients, à condition qu'un comité de médecins soit d'accord pour proposer cette décision. (who.int)
  • Further discussion is needed in the medical profession about the exact content of the euthanasia law. (bmj.com)