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Slovenia became the first country in Eastern Europe to legitimize the murder of auxiliary means, in the midst of expanding the end of the end of his life on the continent.
Patients with incurable diseases will now be able to put an end to their life. Murder with auxiliary means can relate either to active euthanasia, that is, when the doctor deliberately puts the end of his life, or auxiliary suicide, that is, when medical personnel gives patients the opportunity to put an end to their life.
In Slovenia, suitable patients will have access to suicide, where they will have to swallow or enter the substance, local media said.
Patients must express their intention twice before the doctor before applying an official request that should be approved by an independent doctor. Their ability to make a decision will also be evaluated by a psychiatrist.
Employees in the field of healthcare will leave the right to refuse to participate in the process.
Last year, 55% of Slovenian voters supported the murder of auxiliary results in a referendum. The proposal was faced with failures, but ultimately it was accepted as a law in July after repeated votes in parliament.
The reactions were quick and cruel, which forced supporters to protect the new rule before it even entered into force.
“All this is not a case of any murder that is a malicious act,” said Andrei Pletersky, a member of the Silver Teid Society, a trade union for a decent old age and one of the co-authors of the bill.
“This law tells about help to stop life,” he added. “This allows all people to the end of life, based on their own choice, if they want any help to reduce it, and also allows those who want to have a natural end of life to guarantee that they can do this.”
The species diverge in Slovenia
Tina Vuga lost her father only two months ago.
He received comfort in the last days of his life, but was seriously painful to the end.
He believes that people should have the right to end less pain.
“I believe that in the 21st century we are finally ready for this step in our culture so that we can give people such an opportunity – I note the opportunity – to be able to be autonomous if they want to finish their story,” Vuga said.
“This time we must respect. And, most importantly, let people leave, leave how they want to maintain their dignity, ”he added.
In accordance with the applicable law, the health insurance fund will pay the process for citizens and residents of Slovena with medical insurance.
Nevertheless, the application of the law can be postponed against the background of reactions from the opposition group called the coalition against poisoning the patient, which collected 15,000 signatures for its prevention.
If he collects 40,000 signatures within 35 days, a mandatory referendum will be held to cancel the law.
Some Slovenes fear that vulnerable patients can be given to choose an auxiliary death or that such a law can be used to reduce support for mental health or comfort.
“Many people will feel inspired by this law,” said Dr. Boyana Boyovich, president of the Slovenian Medical Chamber.
“Their life is coming to an end. They are old. They do not feel useful in society, and it is better to leave this world and their family members, ”he said.
“The law was formulated in such a way that there is no method that the patient himself accepted to release his problems and improve his condition.”
He also believes that the law will share a medical profession.
“It is very likely that for many doctors this will be a matter of conscientious objections, and, in the end, we may have a situation similar to the situation in Switzerland, where this process is performed by a particular group of doctors,” Biovich added.
Nevertheless, Pleteerski said that the murder of auxiliary funds should be considered an option for patients with the final stage, as well as with other types of medical care.
“Consolidation of leaving, of course, is something very important, but, unfortunately, even in its best form, it cannot help all people, and therefore it complements this law (which) is not obligatory for anyone and does not force anyone not to force,” he said.
Help in death in Europe
According to a study published earlier this year, about 282 people around the world live in countries or regions that allow medical care to death (maid) in the range from 0.1% to 5.1% of all deaths.
The maid can have several different forms. Active euthanasia and auxiliary suicide differ in how the doctor is involved in the death of the patient, while passive euthanasia is the abolition or retention of treatment methods that support life at the request of the patient or family member.
Switzerland resolves help in suicide since 1942, but euthanasia is not allowed. It is illegal to help someone die for selfish reasons.
In Europe, countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain and Austria allow some death form.
In recent years, legislators in France, Ireland, Italy, Iceland and the United Kingdom discussed the death policy.