Euthanasia and death with dignity in Japanese law.

کرامت انسانی و اتانازی از منظر اخلاق اسلامی

Dignity is a very important issue of Ëthics and most of theologian and materialist-scholars have talked about its importance in human life. Ït also has a fundamental role in Ïslamic ethics and law. The general concept of dignity, in the Ïslamic sources, is a special type of Being, that has proven the most complete evidence for God who has the highest degree, but the pure, Being. Then in the n...

The Attitude of Medical Students of Babol University of Medical Sciences towards Euthanasia

Background and purpose: Euthanasia is one of the important topics in the philosophy of bioethics, the right to life of a sick person. The question arises whether the doctor can end his life with compassion, based on the request of a patient who is suffering from a severe illness and does not have the hope of recovering. The aim of this study was to investigate the attitude of medical students o...

Euthanasia in Maryland: the right to die with dignity?

مطالعه تطبیقی جرم‌زدایی از قتل ترحم‌آمیز فعال داوطلبانه

One of the challenges of new issues euthanasia controversial field of medical law which expanded the range of fields including: law, medicine, philosophy, bioethics and medical ethics back. Euthanasia more than anything is a tendency to ethics and morality. There are six types include euthanasia: 1- Voluntary active euthanasia, 2- Voluntary Passive euthanasia, 3- Non- Voluntary active euthanasi...

Why The Netherlands?

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 30 (2002): 95–104. © 2002 by the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. he Dutch experience has influenced the debate on euthanasia and death with dignity around the globe, especially with regard to whether physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia should be legitimized or legalized. Review of the literature reveals complex and often contradictory views a...