Euthanasia is help in stopping the life of a hopelessly sick person from compassion. However, in fact, it is not necessarily about the murder - much more often implies the provision of the patient to die independently, with dignity (for example, a recipe for a deadly dose of anesthetic drug)

What is the difference between euthanasia and suicide?

Suicide is traditionally condemned in society, and supporters of euthanasia insist on a legally and morally admissible alternative when voluntary death is considered as a natural continuation of medical care, if there are no suffering of nonsense, and there is no chance for recovery.

In addition, many seriously ill people would like, perhaps commit suicide, can not, since very weak or paralyzed.

In which countries euthanasia is allowed?

In the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, 6 USA, Luxembourg and Colombia.

In Germany, Sweden, India, Japan, Israel, Canada and some other countries under certain conditions, a refusal to resuscitation measures is allowed or is the absence of punishment for participating in euthanasia. And in France recently considered it possible to conduct terminal sedation - Patient's immersion in medication sleep before the onset of natural death.

How do euthanasia?

Where euthanasia is permitted, in most cases it is simply about the discipriet of the recipe for a deadly medicine. This happens after the patient is repeatedly and in the presence of witnesses will express the desire to leave the life, and the Commission of Doctors will come to the conclusion that the disease is irreversible, and a person is aware of his decision.

Is Euthanasia use for children?

In two countries - the Netherlands and Belgium - euthanasia can be carried out in the event of an incurable child's disease. In the Dutch version - from 12 years old (when taking into account the consent of the parents), in Belgian - without restrictions on age.

What does church think about this?

Inside the Christian Church of Unity, there is no position on this issue. Catholics Euthanasia denied, Protestants consider permissible cessation of treatment with the complete absence of hope for success.

The Orthodox Church, despite the denial of euthanasia, allows for the disconnection of the IVL apparatus when the death of the brain is fixed. The position of Jews and Muslims on this issue is about the same.

Hindus admit the possibility of suicide patients in the terminal stage, perceiving such death as spiritual cleansing. Buddhists have no strict concepts about the unconditional value of human life, but for religious people it is very important to meet death in a clear consciousness, so they do not allow terminal sedation.

How are things with Euthanasia in Russia?

In our country euthanasia is prohibited by law. At the same time, the refusal to resuscitation is also possible - with terminal stages of incurable diseases or in cases where the patient himself signed a decree on this.

However, it is not necessary to confuse the rejection of resuscitation with euthanasia - no one can decide forces in their will when his heart stops.

In all other cases, domestic lawyers strictly follow the appointments of doctors, even if the purpose of them is not death, but the relief of the suffering of the patient: in this sense, the history of Dr. Horinyak, which has been criminal prosecution for three years to the statement of an incological patient.

What remains to do hopeless patients?

The only assistance option to people with a fatal diagnosis in our country is hospice and palliative careThe goal of which is to withdraw pain and improving the quality of life of such patients.

In our region of such state institutions, only two is one in Krasnoyarsk (the exit brigade of palliative care on the hospital number 2), and the other in Norilsk. Another organization is the "Departure Zhelendogorsk Hospice. Vasily and Zoe Starodubtsev "- works on a private basis.

Another thing is true, not every available option - Swiss clinics involved in assistant suicide in this European country.

According to the laws of Switzerland, a foreigner may come there for euthanasia. The cost of a set of services for consulting, examination and the administration of the mortal injection is according to some data from 4 to 7 thousand euros (306-535 thousand rubles).

Euthanasia - Suicide is hopelessly ill with a doctor's benefit.

Euthanasia "is gaining momentum": Every year, several tens of thousands of people goes into the world with a voluntary agreement and assistance of doctors, the figure every year increases, tourism flourishes for those who want to die without consequences from a legislative point of view, reality euthanasia, applied to children and people who have Doubtful readings for termination of life.

Euthanasia is permitted in the Netherlands, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland (in Canton Zurich), Luxembourg, Canada, in some US states (Washington, Vermont, Georgia and Oregon).

In a number of countries, suicide is hopelessly patient with a doctor or other person veiled under procedures with another name, in others - permitted or at the request of relatives or by the court decision - to disconnect patients from the livelihoods of patients in deep coma and having no chances for recovery.

In Russia, euthanasia is prohibited and qualifies as murder. However, as indicated in Wikipedia in the situation in the Russian Federation: "It is known that the doctors sometimes give out the relatives of the patient a sufficient amount of drugs, which allows euthanasia to be nearly the incurable person."

"To live, feeling every second pain, suffering that would like eternity, and still wait for the inevitable end, or stop all this at once?" - such questions will not tasit a person who does not know what the incurable deadly disease is, Never looked at the torment of dying relatives, friends or not suffering from severe ailments himself. Death changes people, and those who are near the dying - too. Yes, and in the end we all are mortal, and no one would like to go into the world other painfully.

The right to life bears the most pressing and life claim to the whole world, a lot of right to life speak, and the right to death often remains a question in the shade, it is inconvenient to discuss openly.

What is better: to suffer to the last crush remunement or go "easy" when another person is able to make decisions? There is no unambiguous response, and the main "stumbling stons" in the widespread resolution of euthanasia are legal, moral, religious aspects.

Legal aspect - Euthanasia within the framework of the law on the territory of a certain country, in the Russian Federation, for example, the procedure is considered as a murder, in a number of countries, not only euthanasia is permitted seriously patients, but everything goes to the resolution of "relief" the fate of children with disabilities, etc.

Moral, religious aspect - The possibility of accepting voluntary suicide as the necessary and saving measure along or contrary to the fact that according to religion and morality, any deprivation of life is killing. In addition, the doctors take responsibility, and the sufferers themselves go into the world of other with a serious cargo.

About euthanasia

The term has several values, but in recent decades there is a use of euthanasia in humane purposes - the end of life is severely patient with the aim of termination of his suffering.

As more cruel forms and varieties of euthanasia, but not with humane goals, it is possible to consider: the T4 program in Nazi Germany (the killing of mentally retarded children, later mentally ill people), the destruction of physically and mentally defective children and ancient Sparta.

"Two main types of euthanasia are distinguished: passive euthanasia (intentional cessation by doctors of supportive therapy) and active euthanasia (Introduction with dying medical drugs or other actions that entail quick and painless death). Active euthanasia is often attributed to suicide with medical assistance (providing the patient at his request of drugs that reduce life) "(Wikipedia)

Active euthanasia comes most often injecting injection (or patient drinks a "cocktail" through the tube) a large dose of barbiturates, sedatives, drugs for anesthesia.

The essence of euthanasia contradicts the oath of the hippocrat: "I will not give anyone asking me a deadly tool and I will not show ways for such an idea."

Arguments "For" and "Against" euthanasia

Active euthanasia (It is precisely her usually understand that what is designated as euthanasia in general) first of all, it has the goal of stopping the suffering of the patient, not his life, but it is often impossible to stop suffering in a different way, except to interrupt life.Life and torment for terminal patients are synonyms.

Therefore, the most important argument "For" is the end of the MUK, the most important argument "Against" is the elimination of MUK through the commitment of murder, suicide.

From Wikipedia (for each argument "For" follows the argument "against"):

"Per": Life is good only when in general the pleasure is prevalent over suffering, positive emotions - over negative.

"Vs": The choice is not between the life-suffering and life, and between life in the form of suffering and the lack of life in whatever form.

"Vs": In the framework of the worldview recognizing the life of the highest blessing, euthanasia is unacceptable.

"Per": Maintaining life at the stage of dying requires large financial costs.

"Vs": This argument should be taken into account within practical solutions, but it is impossible when it is about moral excuses of the act of euthanasia itself.

What do people and doctors think about euthanasia?

Surprisingly - many of the respondents are positively related to the euthanasia procedure ...

"... According to the results of the online survey conducted by Subscribe.ru information channel, almost 50% of respondents representing an active (monthly) audience of Runet consider the practice of euthanasia as a whole positively, and only about 20% - in general, negativeabout.

If the first tend to consider euthanasia as a medical procedure for accelerating death / termination of life (65% of these opinions are followed), then the second, on the contrary, tend to consider euthanasia crime (54%).

For supporters of euthanasia, the solution of the patient will voluntarily go away from life in the context of the inalienable human rights.

Therefore, 69% of euthanasia supporters do not consider it a form of suicide (suicide); 52% are considered to be sufficient basis for the use of euthanasia as the patient's request and, it is natural that 61% among them are in favor of early introduction of the law of legalizing euthanasia in Russia.

It is significant that 79% among the supporters of euthanasia would agree with the decision on voluntary care from the life of their native person, it is in the position of the incurable patient.

Such a position is characteristic of euthanasia supporters because it is a reflection of their personal installation on what is better to take death in the event of an incurable disease than to experience suffering and be a burden for the family "

Among young doctors Most have not thought about the problem of euthanasia, the opinions of others are divided into equity between approval and consent with the prohibition of euthanasia - medical statistics.

Russians in general. « The number of Russians speakers "for" and "against" euthanasia amounted to 32% on each side. Another 36% of the respondents found it difficult to answer "(FOM).

Ethical and Legal Aspects of Euthanasia

Still, with whatever parties, suicide defenders are seriously ill patients with a doctor did not justify the idea of \u200b\u200bthe implementation of euthanasia - this is a murder. In this connection, ethical and legal aspects do not allow many countries to legalize euthanasia.

In dry wording there may be someone's life and who dreams of death when the other is fighting for a meaningless fate. If for one - this is the question he has never asked himself, then by seeing the torment of the sidelines - laid out the approval of euthanasia contrary to its principles. And even taking into account the fact that this murder is becoming for many saving straws, albeit with a heavy cargo on the soul remaining after everything.

The severity of the flour of those who experience the terminal stage of the disease - not representing the usual living, the most common life to people. And often many, stating their position in relation to euthanasia, judge so superficially and ridiculous, as if about the objects of the struck and unimportant reason - this opinion does not have weight.

When there are condemning suicide, for example, a man who acted a cancer of the 4th stage, and they are bored with their hands, they are accused of posthumously in weakness, weaknesolius, then these condemning and do not understand that they take the prerogatives of God. As murder, like suicide - sin, but to judge - too.

I, like most people, have never thought seriously over the issues of justifying or condemning euthanasia, until one resource has read that it is not just a sin, and why it contradicts the principles of life.

Through suffering and death flour, the disease is cleared of the soul, there are strings in the Bible that the suffering flesh cannot sin. And in the end - "God gave - God took," to give and take life - the work of heaven, therefore, as a murder, so any promotion of a person's rapid care to the world is different - there is an intervention in the will over.

The soul is thus cleared, hesitates, and for someone it is even good: after all, there is a MiG life here, and the eternity is infinite, and here the highest strengths provide someone (who will not accept humility through only faith) the opportunity to go to the world purified.

The effect of the read I was worried about a long time ... How can I agree with the fact that a deadly disease for someone benefit? People should not be sick, because in vain in the same holy book of Christians described so many cases of healing.

But as a result, I came to the realization that everyone had his own way, as one psychological theory says: a third knows about himself, the other third people know about him, and no one else knows about him. And why, with a person, this or that is happening - it is sometimes unable to answer neither he himself nor others.

The key value is that the decision to leave is taken by a person in aware of the essence of what is happening, that is, the patient must be mentally capable, we change, despite depression and even psychosomatic disorders. No matter how severe suffering, but a person rejects the version of the cleansing of the soul and chooses the way of alleviating earth MUK in exchange for unknown in eternity, in which, apparently and does not believe.

"Profession Reporter" - Give me death. Euthanasia

Euthanasia for children and mentally unhealthy people

In early 2014, the draft law was approved in Belgium, allowing euthanasia seriously sick children. Before that - in Holland since 2002, he was allowed euthanasia for children over 12 years old, today in the Netherlands During the action of the law, euthanasia was applied to 8 adolescents.

"According to the Federal Commission on Monitoring and Evaluation of Euthanasia, Belgium, in 2012, 1432 cases of euthanasia were registered in the country, that is, 25% more than in 2011, when Euthanasia was applied to 1133 people.

In addition to Belgium, euthanasia for adults is legally approved in the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Children's euthanasia is permitted in the Netherlands for deadly children over 12 years old, subject to the request of the patient and the consent of the parents.

Since 2002, when this law entered into force, euthanasia in the Netherlands was applied in relation to five children. In total, according to the Euthanasia Commission, according to 2012, the number of patients undergoing euthanasia in the Netherlands increased by 13.3% and amounted to 4188 people against 3695 people in 2011.

In Switzerland, Estonia, Albania, as well as in American states, Washington, Oregon and Montana exist laws that allow deadly patients and mentally healthy patients to commit suicide with the help of a doctor. That is, unlike euthanasia, the person takes a deadly dose of drugs independently, and the doctor only discharges the medicine. For children, such legislation does not extend anywhere "(Kommersant, 2014)

As doctors explain - they were forced to express statements about the need to apply euthanasia to children when deadly patients, one can say, kids who have not reached 8 years of age, talked about the desire to die so as not to suffer. According to doctors - small patients were in their right mind and understood that they would die and gave themselves a report that they want to die.

This is a very sorrowful and terrible picture when the child is instead of playing in the dolls and cars, brought to such that it is forced to ask for death, but on the other hand, it will hardly appear. The child has parents, and he himself is still an angel to realize the essence of what is happening so seriously, although if this is a reality - it is, of course, terrible, impartial. Inhuman

In 2013, euthanasia was allowed in the same Belgium without standard medical testimony, that is, patients were not unbearable physical torment. The twin brothers Mark and Edmond Verbessay suffered a congenital deafness, held all their lives together, at 45 years old they began to lose sight of their eyesight, they set the same diagnoses. Live not only in deafness, but also blindness has become an unbearable burden for them.

Also in a number of countries, discussions are underway, including at the legislative level, that euthanasia for people with mental disorders must be permitted.. Patients motivate their desire to go to the light that although their physical health is often normal, spiritual suffering is incredibly strong, and no less bodily fabulous.

The world has never stayed in good purpose, acts, as you know, "good intentions are wounded by the road to hell ..". Where Euthanasia was allowed on life indications - gradually reduce the bar and for other options, begin to take into account new reasons for facilitating the earthly fate. And everything would be nothing, but overshadowed the importance of the fate of the sampling, because on earth of life it does not end, according to many religions.

What do you think about euthanasia you?

When I was 16 years old, my mother started a difficult conversation with me. She asked if I could help her get rid of Muk, if she had seriously sick. At first I did not understand what was we talking about. It turned out she meant the procedure euthanasia. Mom said that only a very strong spirit, people can take a similar solution and help in its implementation. Now, years later, I begin to understand what she meant then.

What is euthanasia

A very difficult question - Euthanasia - is it suicide and easy care of life, murder or noble assistance to a hopeless person? Since this is an extremely difficult question, there is no definite answer on it. Therefore, the approach to it should be not only moral-ethical, but also legal. And each individual state, or rather, the controlling part, gives an answer to this question, based on its criteria.

In which states are permitted euthanasia

Below will present a list of main countries.

• (not all states).
• Luxembourg.
• Holland.

I think you should not explain that if in some country it is permitted euthanasiaThis does not mean that the government of this country is splashing relate to its citizens. Each case of euthanasia is carefully checked, and a person who has decided to submit a request to "Light death" There are a number of checks and analyzes. You can not make a request for euthanasia, if a person is just tired of living. If the patient is in the right mind and sober memory, he himself must give permission to carry out euthanasia. If he is not able to adequately assess the situation or incomplete, then this can make his relatives. There are several items that must be executed in order to be given resolutionto this procedure:

• Incurable disease.
• No techniques that could help a person.
• Unbearable pain.

The verification of the Special Commission is about three months. Psychologically, a person should give himself a report in what decision he takes. It is important to make sure that the person does not just want to commit suicide, but asks for help in a hopeless situation. In addition to countries where euthanasia is allowed legally, There are countries in which there is simply no ban on it. And what is not prohibited, then accessible to the choice. In which countries euthanasia is not prohibited:

How is the procedure of euthanasia

There are two types of euthanasia in the world. Passive and active. Passive euthanasia is a refusal to receive medicines that support life. And active - when the first drug, the overwhelming nervous system and the second, aimed at stopping the breath, are introduced by a person by setting venous catheter.

I would very much like in our country this question was resolved in a positive side. That is, this procedure would legalized. But in countries in which developed religion, such procedures go into incision with God's word. But honestly, I believe that it is so possible to go far - again ban abortions, not to treat diseases, do not fight with the elements, because there is a word of God for everything. I believe that a person himself is able to make a choice, especially with regard to his life. Even if this choice concerns in the literal sense of life and death. Let after thorough psychological and medical inspections and analyzes. Let the decision be to accept third-party competent organizations. But the choice must stay at a person. What is called a light death cannot be a slight solution.

On euthanasia, because he considers himself a burden for relatives, again forced to think: whether to resolve euthanasia in Kazakhstan. And what to do to those who die from painful pain, but forced to tolerate them, because no one has the right to help him to voluntarily leave life. Meanwhile, a terrible term has already passed in the world - "suicidal tourism".

On the last path - still in life

One of the most ambiguous types of medical tourism is suicidal or euthanasium tourism. Citizens of countries are resorted to suicidal tourism, in which euthanasia is prohibited, and there are an absolute majority in the world. Incurablely patients who are negligent to bring unbearable torments, they are treated for help in the clinic in the country, in which the euthanasia of foreigners is legally authorized, with a request to stop their suffering with life. What is this tradition, and where do voluntary suicide bumps go? In fact, places where a person can help die, there are extremely few in our world. And it is connected with the history of euthanasia.

The term "euthanasia" is formed by connecting two Greek words: EV - good, noble and Thanatos - death. This term is many centuries - he was introduced into a scientific turnover in the twentieth century English philosopher Francis Bacon. But for the first time, Euthanasia was legalized only in the XX century.

In 1920, the book A. Child and K. Binding "Permission to deprive Life" was published, seriously influenced the medical minds of the European continent, but Euthanasia was still abandoned. Pioneers in the legalization of voluntary death were the Netherlands. In 1984, the Supreme Court of this country recognized the euthanasia acceptable, and in 2001 the Netherlands legalized Euthanasia and introduced it to the health sector first not only in Europe, but also in the world.

In Ladakh with legal suicide

The law on euthanasia in the Netherlands passed the difficult stages of discussion in society and parliament. And, despite active criticism and opposition from the Catholic and Protestant churches, was adopted and in 2002 entered into force.

Following the Netherlands, in the same 2002, Euthanasia legalized Belgium. In 2014, the euthanasia of children was legal in Belgium.

In the US, the law resolving the provision of medical assistance in the implementation of suicide patients in the terminal stage was adopted with a number of restrictions in 1994 in Oregon, in 2008 in Washington, in 2013 in Vermont and in 2015 in California.

Euthanasia is not prohibited by law also in Luxembourg and Switzerland, where conditions for voluntary leaving of life are considered the most liberal. It was Switzerland today is a real "Mecca" of suicidal tourism - this is the only country in the world where the euthanasia of foreigners legalized.

Euthanasia is allowed in the Swiss Canton Zurich since 1941, but Uzakonna for the citizens of Switzerland - since 2006, and for foreign citizens - from 2011. And while the world community leads brutal discussions about the prohibition or legalization of euthanasia, the number of visitors at one end is growing annually in Zurich. And over the past four years, according to statistics published by Journal of Medical Ethics, the number of foreigners entering Switzerland for euthanasia has doubled.

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The most common reason for termination of life in Switzerland is neurological diseases. Following rheumatic diseases, mental illness and oncology. At the same time, not all people come for Euthanasia are critical. Moreover, the euthanasia tourism, according to medical statistics, are increasingly resorted by people who do not suffer from incurable diseases.

After a series of similar cases, the existence of euthanasia in Zurich was questionable. The media was repeatedly called Zurich the venue of suicidal tourism, and the protesters against euthanasia considered that the city does not need such glory. In May 2011, on the initiative of the Federal Democratic Union (UDF) and the Gospel Party (PEV), a referendum was held, at which residents of Canton Zurich were invited to vote for or against the requirement of a complete ban on suicidal tourism at the national level. With an absolute majority of votes - 234,956 by residents (84.5%) Zurich, the requirement of the prohibition of euthanasia was rejected.

Doctor Death

A bright figure in world medical practice serving euthanasia, became Jacob Kevorkyan, known under the nickname doctor death. His criminal case in the late 90s of the last century caused a real shock in the world community. The retired military doctor from Michigan was convinced of the right of man to death and boldly argued it with his activities. In 1989, he developed and built a medical machine called "Mercertron" (from English. Mercy - Mercy), which represents several bottles with poisonous components, the simplest apparatus for their mixing and dropper feeding the deadly dose of analgesics and toxic drugs into the patient's blood. At the same time, the patient had to press a special button himself so that no one could blame Dr. Kevorkyan in a pre-male.

On June 4, 1990, with the help of "Mersitron", the first patient Kevorkyan was committed with him, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. And then the case quickly fell on the stream. The procedure, as a rule, passed on the backyard of Kevorkyan's house or in its special minibus. For 8 years, in the period from 1990 to 1998, more than 130 people took advantage of "Merceitron".

Sometimes Dr. Death resorted to another way of euthanasia. Some of their customers he sent to the next world, giving them to breathe carbon monoxide through a special mask. He left the bodies of the dead in the rooms of motels, in receptions of hospitals and morgues.

At the same time, Kevorkyan did not hide his active medical life position. He was not stopped by law enforcement agencies to stop his activities. He publicly burned the agenda to the courts, and if he appeared at meetings, pronounced bright and incendiary speeches, openly offering the authorities or legalize euthanasia, or try to stop him, Jack Kevorkyan.

He appeared four times before the court, but was justified due to insufficient testimony. In 1999, Dr. Death was still accused of murder, after he spent the euthanasia of one of his 52-year-old patient. As the main proof, the part of the charge was provided with a video of the act of euthanasia, which by the will of Dr. Kevorkian himself was freely access. By the decision of the court, Jack Kevorkian was sentenced to imprisonment from 10 to 25 years in a correctional institution of Michigan. After 8 years of imprisonment, for good behavior, 79-year-old Jack Kevorkian was released for two years ahead of time with a strict ban on the procedure of euthanasia. In 2011, at the age of 83, this amazing person and the doctor died from pneumonia.

I will tell you about your own death

With his experience in finding a country to carry out the procedure of euthanasia, the British director and restaurant critic Michael Winner, who was diagnosed with the incurable liver disease and the lifetime of no more than one and a half years was given. And while pains did not become unbearable, Michael began to look for a clinic in which he could leave voluntarily. 76-year-old director held a whole study before he stopped at the Dignitas Swiss clinic. That's what he told reporters:

"Die, even at your own desire, not so easy! You need to go through so much! This is not just a walk in non-existence. You can't come and say:" Here I work. "You need to go through a number of procedures and examinations. To die. You have to fill in different forms and all that, and return there will have at least twice.

I think the idea that a person should have the opportunity to commit suicide - absolutely correct. Why should people live if it brings them suffering? People must have the right to complete their lives. I am very glad that I have such an opportunity. I spent enough time on earth. I would be happy if someone just "turned off" me. "

So, as the only direction in which you can get a deadly injection legally, today you can call Switzerland. The idea of \u200b\u200beuthanasia slowly conquers the country for the country, but still remains revolutionary. Most of all this is due to the fact that it contradicts the oath of the hippocrat:

"I will not give anyone asking me to death and I will not show the way for such a plan." Hippocrates. Selected books.

But at the same time, today the ideas about the quality of life and the patient's right to death are increasingly opposed to the ideas about the quality of life and the patient's right to death. Whose side choose doctors today? Interesting survey results of Russian doctors. 51.5% and 44.8% of doctors at the age, respectively, from 41 to 50 and from 51 to 65 years to question "Do you consider permissible euthanasia?" They answered: "never thought about it (a)." At the same time, a positive response was given by 49% of doctors aged from 21 to 30 years. This survey shows that the younger generation of domestic doctors today thinks about euthanasia and considers this idea acceptable and humane.

"I wish you to take a jump in the abyss, before I was collided from the edge, and to drag the evil fate ..." - so turned to readers Dail Mail Sir Terry Pratchett two years after the doctors diagnosed him with a rare alzheimer's disease . The author of the cycle about the flat world died in 2015, daily dreaming about the cessation of such a life.

In the UK, it is forbidden to contribute to the patient's death even with passive intervention - by disconnecting from supporting life. There are states where the situation is different. In which countries euthanasia is permitted - not only the famous English writer thought. What governments do not prohibit the cessation of painful life of patients, and where are the draft law on deadly medical care for healthy suicides?

Euthanasia is legal: where to go to die

1. Canada allowed patients over 19 years old suffering from incurable diseases, contact the doctors asking for such an existence. All the necessary medicines are available for free. Created even a special hotline in case the doctor will refuse to the patient in the services of this kind.
2. Luxembourg is sympathetic to seriously ill, helping them to leave life at will. In parallel with this law, the powers of the ruling Duke Henri were reduced - a convinced Catholic speaking against euthanasia.
3. In the US, every state has the right to look at death on demand. Such a service for patients in the terminal stage is possible in Washington, Oregon, Vermont and California. But Georgia was categorically against: there euthanasia under the ban.
4. In the Netherlands, since the eighties, it was benevolently related to a similar will of patients. Since 2002, the voluntary death of patients has been legalized officially. In this country, the euthanasia of sick children from 12 years has been permitted. A bill is preparing, according to which medical care for leaving life will be provided with even healthy people, for some reasons decided to leave the mortal land before the term.
5. Belgium went on the democratic Netherlands. In this country, euthanasia is permitted not only to adult patients, but also children of all ages at the last stage of the disease. The law specifies that although the child has the right to ask doctors to stop his agonizing existence, the document with the permission of parents is still necessary.

The first euthanasia of a minor has already been held in Belgium. However, the age and name of a small seriously ill patient did not learn in the press. Dutch and Belgians are also not against the cessation of the lives of mentally ill patients.

In the English dictionary, a new synonym for suicide "go to Switzerland" appeared. The state, famous for his banks and ski resorts, acquires an ominous shade thanks to clinics in Canton Zurich. Switzerland becomes the most attractive country for suicidal tourism.

In 2009, in the Zurich Hospital, the doctors helped to part with the life of the Briton-Briton Sir Edward Downce and his wife suffering from cancer. Spouses lived together half a century and decided to leave the world together. Children fully supported such a decision of the parents.

Euthania resolution Through the prism of history

If you turn to the facts, it turns out that all advanced and democratic laws aimed at the legalization of voluntary and not very death with medical care have already occurred in the first half of the 20th century in one developed and prosperous country. Only called all this "Calculation program T - 4", it is "Operation Tiergartenstraße 4," and killed patients not in the clinics' comfortable chambers, but in less pleasant conditions. Severely ill people were destroyed, disabled, mentally ill, which suffering from genetic diseases, children - the list can be continued. What awaits us further? Forced euthanasia of unwanted members of society?

It seems now the situation is softer and voluntarily, and suicians even pay for the next world. With the exception of those who are not able to respond to their actions and need treatment, and not in the jole of mercy. But relatives are eligible for them.

"I served my fatherland, like many to me" - these were the last words of Dr. Brandt responsible for the "Operation of Tiergartenstraße 4", before the sentence of the Nuremberg court was carried out. The same can be said and doctors who assist in leaving life. However, any line is so easy to go: who in the future will choose who you can kill?

In which countries the euthanasia is permitted, and in which no - it depends on the view of life. Ethical is determined by personal perception. The main thing is not to forget that all this has already been and far gone abroad humanity.