Examples of euthanasia

• Do you believe that euthanasia has been performed in our country secretly, although it is illegal?

• In addition, the authors deliver a quick overlook of dilemmas concerning legalisation and application of euthanasia.

• The bill obliges physicians to report euthanasia to the prosecution, while euthanasia itself remains a criminal offence.

• No legislation has addressed questions of withholding or withdrawing treatment, terminal sedation, or voluntary active euthanasia.

• What about the theological sanctity of human life argument, which also condemns voluntary active euthanasia?

• Indeed, as long as lethal palliation is permitted, those distinctions cannot even place withdrawing life-sustaining treatment and active euthanasia on different sides of the line.

• Eighty-one of 85 oncologists answered the question of who should decide to perform euthanasia.

• If the patient's condition is intolerable, a physician may chose to perform euthanasia when he considers the conflicting duties carefully.