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The Journal of Criminal Law, 2015 A defendant who has committed a so called ‘mercy killing’, meaning that they killed a loved one to end their suffering from some kind of painful or terminal illness or disease, has no direct route to a manslaughter conviction. It is a difficult situation for the courts, although such actions are acknowledged as a mitigating feature at the sentencing ...
Clough, A
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The Morality of Euthanasia [PDF]
Organon F, 2019 In this paper, I defend the view that the requested euthanasia of adults is morally permissible and should be legalised; I use an argument from analogy which compares physician-assisted euthanasia with morally less ambiguous and, in my opinion, an ...
Adam Greif
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Euthanasia: Past, Present and Future [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has provided a legal recognition to ‘passive euthanasia’ in March 2018. In May 2018, David Goodall, an Australian scientist ended his life through Physician Assisted Death in a Swiss clinic at the age ...
Shantanu Ajay Phatak +1 more
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Ethics and legal aspects of the right to die with dignity [PDF]
Megatrend Revija, 2021 Euthanasia is in liaison with ethics and law. This paper, which aims to contribute to the expert public debate on the introduction of euthanasia into Serbian legislation, the term terminology - euthanasia (as the Right to Die with Dignity) is the first ...
Mirevska Ivana
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Studia Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskie, 2021 An issue that constantly raises questions and doubts is death and the process of the person’s dying preceding it. Everyone wants to die “well”, that is, happily, calmly and with dignity.
Piotr Skiba
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Euthanasia as a reason for unworthiness to inherit [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2020 The provision on the right to a dignified death proposed in the Preliminary Draft Civil Code of the Republic of Serbia has again actualized the discussions on the legalization of euthanasia.
Milović Jovana
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Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences, 2023 No one should be deceived by his deeds alone, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told us that no one will be saved by his deeds alone and said) Not even I, but that my Lord wraps me in Mercy).
Faeq Taher Abdullah +1 more
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Euthanasia in Africa: A scoping review of empirical evidence
Health Science Reports, 2023 Background and Aims The core ethical perplexity is that physician‐assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS/E) contradicts the core value of medical practice which is about the duty of care to preserve life.
Jimoh Amzat +3 more
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Ethical and legal aspects of the right to die with dignity [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2020 The issue of euthanasia presents a contact area of ethics, law, and politics. This text provides a contribution to the expert public debate on the introduction of euthanasia into Serbian legislation.
Golijan Iva D.
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The Rule of Mercy Killing in Islamic Law: An Analytical Study
Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences, 2020 Murder is a major crime in Islam, and it has an eschatological and worldly punishment. In the West, in recent times, the so-called mercy killing is emerged.
Mohammad Mirza Agha Mirza Agha
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