Abstract:
Consensual homicide remains a crime in jurisdictions where active voluntary euthanasia has been legalized. At the same time, both jurisdictions, in which euthanasia is legal and those in which it is not, recognize that all patients (whether severely ill or not) have the right to refuse or withdraw medical treatment (including life-saving treatment). In this paper, I focus on the tensions between these three norms (the permission of active euthanasia, the permission to reject life-saving treatment, and the prohibition of consensual homicide), assuming a justification of euthanasia based on the right to (personal) autonomy. I argue that the best way to provide a coherent account of these norms is to claim that patients have two distinct rights: the right to autonomy and the right to bodily integrity. This solution has some relevant implications for the discussion of the legalization of active euthanasia.
摘要:
在积极自愿安乐死合法化的司法管辖区,自愿杀人仍然是一种犯罪。同时,这两个司法管辖区,安乐死是合法的,安乐死不是合法的,认识到所有患者(无论是否患有严重疾病)都有权拒绝或撤回医疗(包括挽救生命的治疗)。在本文中,我专注于这三种规范之间的紧张关系(允许积极安乐死,拒绝救命治疗的许可,和禁止自愿杀人),基于(个人)自主权的安乐死理由。我认为,对这些规范进行连贯说明的最佳方法是声称患者拥有两项不同的权利:自主权和身体完整权。该解决方案对积极安乐死合法化的讨论具有一些相关意义。