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Platon Jugendforum 2009 WS 3 Alexander,
Christina, Verena, Alica, Kilian, Judith,
Kristina, Cara, Isabel
Euthanasia
Should there be a Right to Die?
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30p
London, 6th May 20
ANNA IS GOING TO BE KILLED BUT THERE IS STILL
HOPE
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Values

• Europe community of values, but often different
  and incompatible
• Values keep changing
• divorce
• abortion
• The Netherlands
• Decision for euthanasia from 12
• Euthanasia for babies?

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Dignity
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Freedom
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Respect Tolerance
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Active Euthanasia

• Active euthanasia occurs in those instances in
  which someone takes active means, such as a
  lethal injection, to bring about someones death.

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Passive Euthanasia

• Passive euthanasia occurs in those instances in
  which someone simply refuses to intervene in
  order to prevent someones death.

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Assisted Suicide

• Many patients who want to die are unable to do
  so without assistance. Assisted suicide is a form
  of euthanasia where the patient actively takes
  the last step in their death.

Dignitas
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Indirect Euthanasia

• The patient dies sooner as a side effect of
  giving a medical treatment given to relieve pain
  or prove end-of-life symptoms.

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Alternative Palliative Care

• EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care)
• The patients should die in a human and a
  comforting atmosphere, not feeling alone and
  unworthy.
• End of life should come as soon as possible, but
  without enforcing the death.
• No medical treatment is against the patients
  will.

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Proposal to Lay Down in Law

• Right to die for every person
• The patients wish of dying must be clear.
• A conscious patient has to clearify his wish e.g.
  in front of two medicals and a notary.
• An unconscious patient should have prepared an
  advanced directive (Patientenverfügung), where
  he specifies in which cases he wants to die or if
  he doesnt want to.
• Without an advanced directive of an unconscious
  patient, the relatives if they exist - have to
  decide.
• Nobody is allowed to act against the patients
  will.

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Euthanasia
Right to Die
Right to Live