Two Ends of the Stick: The Euthanasia and the Ethics of (Palliative) Care

Abstract

dying is an equally practical and theoretical academic question. In this sense, euthanasia forced upon someone’s life and death does not resolve the question of human dignity but opens up a new, very emotional and distressful question which possible, effective and proven answer compatible with the human right to life and dignity in dying, is ethics of (palliative) care. Should we accept this request, which represents a dangerous challenge to the Hippocratic principles, both for doctors and for all those who deal with the social integrity of medicine, especially when there is another solution – palliative care, medicine, ethics is the questions with which author deals in the paper.