Ethical and Legislative Aspects on The Legalisation Of Euthanasia From The Patient Rights Perspective

Interest in euthanasia, also called “dignified death” or “death humanization” is relevant from the ethical and moral points of view, especially if it is oriented toward the detection of the motivations and conceptions of life subject to such practices. The movement of opinion in favour of euthanasia, currently active, has characteristic connotations and motivations, aimed at demanding legalization. Legalizing euthanasia will bring about profound changes in social attitudes toward illness, disability, death, old age and the role of the medical profession. Once euthanasia is legalized, it will increasingly become a ‘treatment option’, alongside regular medical or surgical treatments.