The difference between active euthanasia and assisted suicide is that the patient has to deal the killing blow in the latter case, while the physician can do so in the first case.
HOw cOMe sPaIN… Yes yes, we know, you didn’t expect…
Passive euthanasia? Is that when you let them stop eating and drinking fluids?
We had some real heroes fighting the battle in Italy, bringing us forward.
Meanwhile in Poland, a school superintendent gives children extra credit points for participating in an artistic competition that opposes abortion and euthanasia.
Jebać PiS.
I believe if you’ve got a degenerative Brain disease akin to say Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s or Stage-4 cancer , it should be your right to have assisted suicide ‘ So that you may end your life with dignity & no pain ‘ .
This would shock my Religious family
A king of England was bumped off with Cocaine & Heroin in the 1940/50s ‘ I read He’s had cancer & had a bad fall of his Horse ie He was about to Check-out anyway !
If I understand that correctly, passive euthanasia is when someone is in coma with little change of waking up and the doctor/family decides to stop the vital support, is that right?
Spain based
In the Netherlands 16+ can decide for themselves. 12+ need parental permission. Under the right circumstances infants can be euthanized as well. Europe seems pretty divided on this though.
If I recall correctly our current euthanasia laws stem from the 70s
Even after the court ruling our old health minister simply ordered the ministry of health to refuse every request of assisted suicide.
I wonder how our new gov will handle this topic
In Russia the euthanasia chooses you, usually in the form of a 5th story open window
Everything should be yellow
Everything should be dark purple.
Passive euthanasia = able to request not being treated.
Damn I gotta book a one way trip to Spain. Can’t have shit in the uk!
Proud 🇪🇸
Germany should be „active euthanasia legal by court ruling“.
Man, you Spaniards really like sleeping.
Somewhat unrelated and not to denigrate the graphic which is fascinating, *but*, aren’t the Caucuses part of Europe? What is the general feeling on that?
> Russia: all forms of euthanasia illegal
Except when done by the government
Court ruling can take a looong time and can also be rejected as the criteria are rather strict.
Which is why I always say I’m gonna take a trip to Switzerland in case of need. Don’t fancy the risk of waiting years lying on a bed with tubes everywhere while a judge decides whether my life is inhumane enough to end it.
Assisted suicide basically legal in Finland, on the grounds it is not explicitly made illegal. There are no laws regarding assisted suicide, no laws banning it either. This means you are legally allowed to provide a person with means to do it as long as you don’t “pull the trigger”, so to speak.
That being said, it may result in a conviction depending on circumstances. A man who was a caregiver of his wife was sentenced for 4 years and 6 months due to assisting in the suicide of his wife, who was in a wheelchair, had a mental disorder and was intoxicated and sleep deprived at the time. The man was, however, contractually bound to help keep the wife alive as a caregiver. No other examples of assisted suicide has ever made it to court, despite the fact it probably happens more often than thought.
For my great grandmother. They did passive euthanasia but we weren’t given a choice.
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Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Euthanasia_in_Europe.svg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Assisted_suicide_in_Europe.svg, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_euthanasia#Portugal
The difference between active euthanasia and assisted suicide is that the patient has to deal the killing blow in the latter case, while the physician can do so in the first case.
HOw cOMe sPaIN… Yes yes, we know, you didn’t expect…
Passive euthanasia? Is that when you let them stop eating and drinking fluids?
We had some real heroes fighting the battle in Italy, bringing us forward.
Meanwhile in Poland, a school superintendent gives children extra credit points for participating in an artistic competition that opposes abortion and euthanasia.
Jebać PiS.
I believe if you’ve got a degenerative Brain disease akin to say Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s or Stage-4 cancer , it should be your right to have assisted suicide ‘ So that you may end your life with dignity & no pain ‘ .
This would shock my Religious family
A king of England was bumped off with Cocaine & Heroin in the 1940/50s ‘ I read He’s had cancer & had a bad fall of his Horse ie He was about to Check-out anyway !
If I understand that correctly, passive euthanasia is when someone is in coma with little change of waking up and the doctor/family decides to stop the vital support, is that right?
Spain based
In the Netherlands 16+ can decide for themselves. 12+ need parental permission. Under the right circumstances infants can be euthanized as well. Europe seems pretty divided on this though.
If I recall correctly our current euthanasia laws stem from the 70s
Even after the court ruling our old health minister simply ordered the ministry of health to refuse every request of assisted suicide.
I wonder how our new gov will handle this topic
In Russia the euthanasia chooses you, usually in the form of a 5th story open window
Everything should be yellow
Everything should be dark purple.
Passive euthanasia = able to request not being treated.
Damn I gotta book a one way trip to Spain. Can’t have shit in the uk!
Proud 🇪🇸
Germany should be „active euthanasia legal by court ruling“.
Man, you Spaniards really like sleeping.
Somewhat unrelated and not to denigrate the graphic which is fascinating, *but*, aren’t the Caucuses part of Europe? What is the general feeling on that?
> Russia: all forms of euthanasia illegal
Except when done by the government
Court ruling can take a looong time and can also be rejected as the criteria are rather strict.
Which is why I always say I’m gonna take a trip to Switzerland in case of need. Don’t fancy the risk of waiting years lying on a bed with tubes everywhere while a judge decides whether my life is inhumane enough to end it.
Assisted suicide basically legal in Finland, on the grounds it is not explicitly made illegal. There are no laws regarding assisted suicide, no laws banning it either. This means you are legally allowed to provide a person with means to do it as long as you don’t “pull the trigger”, so to speak.
That being said, it may result in a conviction depending on circumstances. A man who was a caregiver of his wife was sentenced for 4 years and 6 months due to assisting in the suicide of his wife, who was in a wheelchair, had a mental disorder and was intoxicated and sleep deprived at the time. The man was, however, contractually bound to help keep the wife alive as a caregiver. No other examples of assisted suicide has ever made it to court, despite the fact it probably happens more often than thought.
For my great grandmother. They did passive euthanasia but we weren’t given a choice.