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    Do we have the right to choose death?

    • Last Update: 2014-11-05
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The terminally ill wife is faced with two choices: first, stay in the hospital without surgery, grow into Alzheimer's with the increase of brain tumors, and forget all the people around her; second, perform brain tumor removal surgery, and recover after success, with a 5% chance; failure, paralyzed in bed for a lifetime In the end, she chose to operate and failed She asked her husband to unplug his life support equipment and choose to end his life This is the plot of the movie the five years stolen Maybe it's also the sadness in life from time to time Recently, a 29-year-old woman in the United States, MENA, suffered from brain cancer at the end of her life In order to avoid the final pain, she also chose to end her life in a legal way in the United States Her actions triggered discussions about the right to life in the United States There is another way to call it death with dignity What is dignified death? "Dignified death" was first used to describe the right of dying patients to give up unnecessary treatment and choose to die naturally In 1976, the natural death act was first introduced in California, and then the idea was generally accepted by most countries in the world How many people have died with dignity? In 1997, Oregon officially entered into force a special "death with Dignity Act", which allowed the end-stage patients to legally get the lethal amount of prescription drugs and choose to die independently At present, there are 1173 patients who accept the drugs, but only 752 of them finally use the drugs How to apply for dignified death? The application for dignified death must go through multiple protective procedures After the two experts have diagnosed that the patient's life is only six months, they need to go through psychological tests to eliminate depression tendency, and then submit oral and written applications at an interval of 15 days to pass the permission No matter what kind of "death with dignity", it is stipulated that the patient has the right to make a decision only when he / she is conscious When applying, he / she must provide his / her written proof that the action is from his / her own will Is dignified death the same thing as euthanasia? The law emphasizes that dignified death does not mean euthanasia The difference is that the process of taking medicine must be carried out by patients themselves In the United States, doctors help patients inject drugs to kill suspected murders Can we apply for the death with dignity? At present, only the people in China advocate the death with dignity and emphasize the "natural death" of giving up unnecessary treatment, but there is no specific standard stipulated by law, and the effect of the indirect promotion of the official pre advice can not be guaranteed  
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