Legal regulation of the use of euthanasia: Foreign experience and Ukrainian realities

The purpose of the study is to analyse legal regulation use euthanasia in foreign countries and outline prospects for introduction Ukraine. In furtherance this goal, it was necessary perform following tasks: find out content concept euthanasia, determine constitutional basis its countries; characterise mechanisms euthanasia. methodological research a set general scientific special methods, their complex application aimed at achieving goal fulfilling tasks research. Constitutional has also become object contemporary Defining paper comparative method, which allowed comparing approaches different countries. forecasting determined possible consequences Scientific originality consists forming on studying “euthanasia”, analysing systematising views opponents supporters legalising position that not component right life, but, contrary, violation denies idea human life highest social value. context should be clearly defined state encourages termination person's will, therefore departs from postulate trend towards observed states with high living standards. It probably related circumstances are outside scope science, so there an urgent need consider such processes by psychiatry, psychology, sociology. have legalised many problems, including cases abuse medical personnel, pressure relatives patients pursuing illegal interests, relativity doctors' conclusions about condition sick person, inability adequately assess what happening serious condition. connection above, suggests regulation, level international standards, address issues artificial maintenance develop procedure, conditions application, start termination. issue as request due illness, old age or self-perception reviewed, number where can already decision. borne mind absolute inadmissibility Ukraine does solve suffering terminally ill people. Therefore, topic important