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23 J. Legal Ethical & Regul. Isses 1 (2020)

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THE RIGHT ON EUTHANASIA: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE
WORLD'S DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND THE PROSPECTS
OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE
Kateryna Horbachova, Sumy National Agrarian University
Vitaliy Dudaryov, National University 'Zaporizhzhia Politechnic'
Volodymyr Zarosylo, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
Dmytro Baranenko, Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding
Olha Us, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
ABSTRACT
The article explores the right on euthanasia in developed countries of the world and the
prospects for its implementation in Ukraine. The results of a number of sociological studies on
the perception of euthanasia by the population, in particular in the Netherlands, Turkey, USA,
Finland, also, special attention was paid to the gradual increasement in the percentage of people
who support the idea of euthanasia. The concept of euthanasia and the conditions under which it
can be carried out are revealed. The legislative provisions of the Netherlands and Belgium
regulating euthanasia in these countries were stated. It has been found out that the shortage of
consensus among European states on the question of a decent end to human life leads to the
existence of a case law of the European Court of Human Rights on euthanasia cases. It is
concluded that the introduction of euthanasia is not promising for Ukraine, as it is directly
contrary to a number of national legislation acts, first of all the Constitution of Ukraine, also, to
international acts, in particular the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and the
Founder of Freedoms. It is emphasized that a single position on euthanasia should be chosen at
the level of the European Union by the Member States.
Keywords: Euthanasia, Right to Die, Right to Personal Autonomy, Patient, Doctor, Health
Care, Palliative Care.
INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, protecting the health of individuals is one of the major issues of each
government. However, the issue of euthanasia is one of the most debated in the entire world, due
to the lack of a unified approach to the legalization of euthanasia, as well as the concept of the
euthanasia origin, which is on the border of medicine and law. At the same time, if we look at the
list of states where euthanasia is a legal procedure, we will see that these are mostly highly
developed countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Colombia, Luxembourg, France, etc. That
is, it is more likely that the socio-economic development of these countries enables them to
perceive euthanasia positively and to create the necessary conditions for such procedures.

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