The Netherlands was the first country to legalize euthanasia, but it set the minimum age 12 years for the right to euthanasia. At the same time, if the critically ill children over 12 years old need to take euthanasia measures, they must obtain the consent of parents, doctors and other parties.
Japan, Switzerland and other countries, as well as some states in the United States, have also passed euthanasia bills. The first international conference on euthanasia was held in Tokyo, Japan from 65438 to 0976. ?
In 2006, the US Supreme Court ruled that medical behaviors, including assisted suicide, should be regulated by each state. In June 2008, 10, nearly 60% voters in Washington voted for the first motion. 1000, becoming the second state after Oregon to allow euthanasia by voters.
1On May 25th, 996, the Parliament of Northern Territory of Australia passed the Law on the Rights of Terminal Patients, thus legalizing euthanasia in this area. Since the north, similar bills have been extended to other provinces. But nine months later. The Australian Senate announced the abolition of the Euthanasia Law, and euthanasia became illegal again in Australia.
In Germany, 1994, the number of euthanasia association members has reached 44,000; During the period of 1999, the German Society of Surgeons took the restriction and termination of treatment under certain conditions as part of the principle of medical care for the first time.
In 2002, Belgium announced the legalization of "euthanasia" after the neighboring Netherlands, but the legal provisions of that year only applied to adults above 18, and minors below 18 could not enjoy the right to euthanasia.
201April 13 The Belgian House of Representatives passed a bill "Giving critically ill children the right to euthanasia". The Belgian House of Representatives passed the bill "Giving critically ill children the right to euthanasia" with 86 votes in favor, 44 votes against and 12 abstentions. 20 13 12, the Belgian Senate has passed the bill. King Philip of Belgium will sign the bill in the next few weeks, and Belgium will become the first country in the world not to limit the legal age of euthanasia. ?
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Implementation conditions
For severe mental patients, severe disabled people and vegetative people who are in irreversible coma, the behavior of causing them to die without pain is implemented.
In a narrow sense, it refers to a way to promote the rapid and painless death of terminally ill, dying and extremely painful patients. Also known as painless death. Generally refers to the latter. There is a debate about whether euthanasia is legal in various countries. Scholars with a positive attitude believe that euthanasia must meet the following conditions:
1. According to modern medical knowledge and technology, the patient has an incurable disease and is on the verge of death;
2. The patient is extremely painful and unbearable;
3. It must be implemented to alleviate the pain of patients before they die, not for the benefit of relatives, the country and society;
4. In the case of conscious patients, there must be sincere entrustment or consent;
5, in principle, must be carried out by a doctor;
6. Appropriate methods recognized by social ethics must be adopted.
Behavior classification
Generally divided into two categories:
1, active euthanasia refers to taking measures to urge the patient to die and end his life, such as when the patient can't stand the terminal illness.
2. Passive euthanasia. In other words, patients who are being rescued, such as dying patients, are allowed to die without giving or lifting treatment measures.
When discussing euthanasia, we should also distinguish between the following two situations:
1, euthanasia of dying patients. Here, euthanasia only advances the time of death a little.
2. Euthanasia of non-terminal patients. Without euthanasia, patients can survive for a long time, and may not feel pain, but their quality of life is low, which is a burden to social families. For example, deformed or stunted babies, terminally ill patients who are not yet in critical condition, and vegetarians.
Whether from the ethical or legal point of view, active euthanasia is close to natural death, while passive euthanasia is close to intentional homicide.
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