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V. 57 N. 1 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2008.293
L'eutanasia in Svizzera e le esperienze internazionali
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The article examines in detail the various ethical values at stake in the euthanasia debate. Clarity in the discussion is to be obtained by clearly defining terms. The authors review various international endeavours to legalise active euthanasia. The practice of euthanasia in the Netherlands in particular is very influential in Switzerland. In the public debate palliative medicine, which mitigates the suffering of terminally ill patients, must be clearly differentiated from euthanasia. Unfortunately this distinction is often not made. It is symptomatic of this confusion that Switzerland has the largest rate of "non treatment decisions" among six European countries compared with one another. This is due to improper handling of treatment discontinuation in routine clinical practice. In Switzerland various euthanasia organisations are active which exploit a loophole in the law. Assisting a suicide leads to criminal prosecution only if done for selfish reasons. In this way advocates of euthanasia seek to prepare the ground for other forms of active euthanasia too. "Euthanasia tourism" to Switzerland from all over Europe has developed alarmingly in the last years and tripled according to the figures in Canton Zurich alone. In no other country assisting a suicide has increased so rapidly. Paramount in palliative care are the particular patient's individual circumstances and problems and the valuing of human life as a matter of principle. This we assert on the basis of natural law and the Christian revelation with the decalogue.
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L’eutanasia in Svizzera e le esperienze internazionali. (2008). Medicina e Morale, 57(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2008.293
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