La eutanasia voluntaria es la práctica de la finalización de la vida de una manera indolora. Tanto esta como el suicidio asistido han sido focos de interés a lo largo de los últimos años.
A fecha de 2009 existen formas legales de eutanasia voluntaria en Bélgica, Colombia, Luxemburgo, Países Bajos, Suiza y Canadá.http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-quebec-euthanasia-case-confirmed-two-others-reported
Definición
El rechazo voluntario de alimento y fluidos o la renuncia a la nutrición e hidratación por parte del paciente, bordean el concepto de eutanasia; de hecho, algunos autores lo clasifican como eutanasia pasivaPatient Refusal of Nutrition and Hydration: Walking the Ever-Finer Line mientras otros lo consideran de forma separada porque se trata de modo diferente desde el punto de vista legal y, se percibe así como una opción más ética. El rechazo de alimentos se sugiere como una alternativa legal a la eutanasia en jurisdicciones que la prohíben.
Véase también Dispositivo de suicidio. Arthur Koestler, escritor y vicepresidente de EXIT. Brittany Maynard, defensora de la legalización de la ayuda para morir. Chantal Sébire, activista por la eutanasia. Derek Humphry, fundador de la Hemlock Society, presidente de ERGO y expresidente de la Federación Mundial de Sociedades por el Derecho a Morir y autor de Final Exit. John Bodkin Adams, Eastbourne, England doctor, tried for murder in 1957 but claimed euthanasia. Acquitted. Kaishakunin, asistente en el ritual japonés del seppuku. Peter Singer, bioético y utilitarista. Philip Nitschke. Ubasute, concepto de sacrificio en personas mayores para no ser una carga para generaciones jóvenes. Suicidio asistido en los Estados Unidos
Referencias
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Enlaces externos
Euthanasia Voluntary Euthanasia—Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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