Dopuszczalność eutanazji
Admissibility of euthanasia

Summary/Abstract: The issue of euthanasia involves an extensive repertoire of problems, ranging from the lack of a coherent definition, through to terminological chaos, to a lack of uniform solutions. Differences in the opinions of advocates and opponents of euthanasia, caused by different outlooks or religious views, result in confusion and the impossibility to reach consensus as concerns the application of euthanasia and criminal liability. Additionally, the progress of modern medicine and related sciences has resulted in the legal regulations, particularly those concerning euthanasia, becoming obsolete. This paper attempts to order this chaos and presents selected legal regulations. It indicates that despite differing legal solutions, the global tendency is to liberalize the regulations on euthanasia. Analyzing different regulations, one can conclude that a model that fulfills the will of the patient, that is his/her right to a dignified death, and guarantees that thefeatures of homicide are not met, has been adopted in Switzerland. These regulations provide for the conscious and voluntary taking of a pharmaceutical, leading to the termination of life processes. In the opinion of the author, the multitude of religious and other views, and the diversity of regulations leads to a clear inability to develop a consensus in this matter.

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