Debating Death #5: Meeting End of Life Needs with Palliative Care
Those Suffering at the End of Life need Palliative Care, not Euthanasia In previous articles we have discussed what the social consequences of legalizing euthanasia are and examined why there is no such thing as the “right to die” in international law. Our investigations led us to inevitably conclude that euthanasia is not the adequate […]
Debating Death #4: Is There a “Right to Die” in the International Law?
Photo source: UN Human Rights Committee, AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI Legally, can People Claim the Right to Die? In the last article, I have shown what the social consequences would be if a country legalized euthanasia. Now, I will examine a more factual question – is there a legal basis for claiming a “right […]
Debating Death #2: How Will Legal Euthanasia Affect the Medical Profession?
Acceptance of Physician-Assisted Suicide Changes what it Means to be a Doctor This is a second in a series of “Debating Death” articles which examine ethical, political, medical, legal, social and cultural aspects of legalizing euthanasia. In the previous article, I examined whether liberal societies should legalize euthanasia out of respect for personal autonomy of individuals. As […]
