Euthanasia or palliative care: legal principles of the implementation in the context of the realization of human rights to life.
Autor: | Chekhovska IV; University Of The State Fiscal Service Of Ukraine, Irpin, Ukraine., Balynska OM; Lviv State University Of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine., Blahuta RI; Lviv State University Of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine., Sereda VV; Lviv State University Of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine., Mosondz SO; University Of Modern Knowledge, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) [Wiad Lek] 2019; Vol. 72 (4), pp. 677-681. |
Abstrakt: | Objective: Introduction: The right to life - is natural inherent human right, the fundamental principle of the existence of mankind, recognized by all civilized countries. It is enshrined in numerous international and national legal acts as the most important benefit of a man. However, there are discussions about the use of euthanasia. Therefore, the problem of the legalization of euthanasia requires careful study. The aim: The purpose of this article is to analyze and systematize existing problems of the legalization of euthanasia. The main objective of the article is to study the legal grounds for the introduction of euthanasia in the context of realizing the right to life, to study the content of palliative care, to distinguish the barriers to its development, and to formulate propositions for their elimination. Patients and Methods: Materials and methods: Theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization, etc.) and empirical methods (observation, survey, classification, etc.) were used in the course of the research. Results: Results: The author has revealed the negative attitude of medical staff to the possibility of using different forms of euthanasia during the study. The reasons for the positive attitude of patients, who were in the thermal stage to the euthanasia, have been determined. It has been established that the correction of most causes leads to a significant reduction in the percentage of positive attitude to euthanasia. The arguments of opponents and supporters of the legalization of euthanasia procedure have been analyzed. On this basis the author has proved the objective absence of legal grounds for the legalization of euthanasia procedure and direct violation of human rights to life. Conclusion: Conclusions: The author has proved the expediency of the development of palliative care as an alternative to euthanasia, has outlined the obstacles to its development, has offered to develop regulatory base for the legal regulation of the provision of palliative care, to establish the National Coordination Council on palliative and hospice care, to form the system of state control over the quality of provision of palliative care and observance of the rights of patients. |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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