Euthanasia revisited

Euthanasia is a debatable issue. It is illegal all over the world. The Netherlands is the only country where euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are openly practised since the physician performing these acts will not be prosecuted under certain circumstances. There were several court cases and court decisions that affected the development of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in individual countries. When a patient asked for euthanasia, it was very important to find out the underlying reasons and make all legal means available to relieve the pain and other distressing symptoms.     

安乐死问题研究

安乐死作为一种使病人在无痛苦状态下度过死亡阶段而终结生命的人为方法,在医学、伦理、社会以及法律等方面具有十分重要的意义。一方面它可以减少那些生存无望的病人在精神上和躯体上遭受的极端痛苦,减轻病人家属所承受的经济负担,减轻社会医疗机构的压力,但另一方面它作为一种他人作为或者不作为而结束病人生命的方法,如使用不慎则会导致谋杀等许多社会问题。本文对安乐死的定义,主动安乐死,被动安乐死,目前安乐死在世界各国的立法及执行现状进行了较全面地阐述,指出对安乐死进行立法的必要性毋庸置疑。     

安乐死问题研究

安乐死作为一种使病人在无痛苦状态下度过死亡阶段而终结生命的人为方法,在医学、伦理、社会以及法律等方面具有十分重要的意义。一方面它可以减少那些生存无望的病人在精神上和躯体上遭受的极端痛苦,减轻病人家属所承受的经济负担,减轻社会医疗机构的压力,但另一方面它作为一种他人作为或者不作为而结束病人生命的方法,如使用不慎则会导致谋杀等许多社会问题。本文对安乐死的定义,主动安乐死,被动安乐死,目前安乐死在世界各国的立法及执行现状进行了较全面地阐述,指出对安乐死进行立法的必要性毋庸置疑。     

安乐死的发展现状及立法探讨

作者对安乐死在国内外的发展现状作了简要概述 ,对我国实施安乐死的前景进行了分析 ,并就安乐死在我国的立法问题进行了探讨。     

Euthanasia and the paradoxes of autonomy

The principle of respect for autonomy has proved very useful for bioethical arguments in favor of euthanasia. However unquestionable its theoretical efficacy, countless aporiae can be raised when conducting a detailed analysis of this concept, probably checkmating it. Based on such considerations, this paper investigates the principle of autonomy, starting with its origins in Greek and Christian traditions, and then charting some of its developments in Western cultures through to its modern formulation, a legacy of Immanuel Kant. The main paradoxes of this concept are then presented in the fields of philosophy, biology, psychoanalysis and politics, expounding several of the theoretical difficulties to be faced in order to make its applicability possible within the scope of decisions relating to the termination of life.     

应慎言安乐死

安乐死历来是个有争议的话题，它涉及到哲学、医学、伦理学和法学等领域。本文对我国安乐死的提出及发展历程做了简要阐述，并针对我国国情提出了实施安乐死在我国还存在着诸多问题：(1)来自传统道德文化文面的阻力；(2)与社会主义医德相悖；(3)与医疗保障水平不相适应；(4)实施安乐死的社会道德水平不具备；(5)限制医学科学发展和进步。故应慎言安乐死。