Terms
Active Euthanasia
taking specific steps to cause the patient's death, such as injecting poison.
Passive Euthanasia
Intentional removal of medical devices to let patient die
Death with dignity
Removing life-sustaining treatment
according to the patient’s will
Removing meaningless
life-sustaining treatment
Euthanasia in the United States
40 out of 50 States Allow
several euthanasia in switzerland.
Why euthanasia makes some issues? Lets look around follow contents.
1) The right to death
: Hospital and government wouldnt permit euthanasia if patient want to die.
2) Approach to the patients who take sustaining medical treatment
: Criticism to the medical treatment if it has effectiveness.
: The fundamental criticism to the value of people.
1. 존엄사와 안락사의 차이
존엄사는 말 그대로 품위 있는 죽음을 말한다. 인간적 삶을 살 수 있도록 최선의 의학적인 치료를
다했음에도 돌이킬 수 없는 죽음이 임박했을 때 의학적으로 무의미한 연명치료를 중단함으로써 질병에 의한
자연적인 죽음을 받아들이는 것이다. 이때는 의학적 치료가 더