Causing death or allowing to die? Developments in the law.

مرگ مغزی از منظر فقه شیعه و طب جدید

Background and purpose: Diagnosis of death due to old age or accidents, in which the heart and brain stop working, is not often so difficult. Sometimes, despite signs of death, diagnosis of death is not that easy. Brain death is an example of this type of dubious death which has been the subject of interest among jurists and physicians since the second half of the nineteenth century. This is...

Is There a Difference Between Passive and Active Euthanasia?

Active euthanasia, which is defined as the intentional act of causing the death of a patient experiencing great suffering, is illegal in France, whereas allowing patients to die (by withholding or withdrawing treatment) is authorized by law under certain conditions. However, the distinction between the different end-of-life decisions that healthcare professionals can make is perhaps less clearl...

بررسی تطبیقی مرگ مغزی در حقوق مصر و ایران

Failure to return all cerebellar and cerebellar cortex activities is called brain death. As the advancement of medical technology was first introduced in 1952 in the United States and a few years later in France, this concept was introduced. Today, most advanced countries in the world have accepted, through laws or judicial decisions, that death is due to the cessation of brain activity, and br...

Why causing death is not necessarily morally equivalent to allowing to die--a response to Ferguson.

Death Thought in Samuel Beckett’s Works

One of the dominant acts of Samuel Beckett’s characters is their “death thought” or “deathliness.” They are either waiting to die or want to commit suicide. Disappointed with the proceedings of their life in modern society and to free themselves from deep crisis, these characters prefer death to life. Since ancient Greek tragedies, death has always been a basic theme in the works of many writer...