SOCIOLOGICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF EUTHANASIA

Vasiliy ZAHAROV
D.Sc. in Law, Professor (Lʼviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv), Ukraine
ORCID iD: orcid.org/0000-0002-7099-6734
alexandra_lv@ukr.net

Iryna SHAPOVALOVA
Ph.D. (Law) (National Academy of Management, Kyiv), Ukraine
ORCID iD: orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-8994
irakozakova@gmail.com

UDC 343.6

DOI: 10.31733/2078-3566-2020-5-182-189

Keywords: the right to die, the crime against life, active euthanasia, passive euthanasia, mercy killing

Abstract. The European integration policy of Ukraine oblige representatives of its authority to take into account international experience in the field of euthanasia legalization, its spread and to prepare a solution regarding this issue. At the same time, the complexity of this issue is manifested in the fact that today, there is no unified approach to the terminology understanding within the specified topic by the Ukrainian and foreign scientists, as well as the public. In turn, this leads to an inadequate reflection of the reality in the said society and causes a certain fear in front of it. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of general philosophical and medical-legal conceptual developments to conduct further theoretical research on the topic, and also relevant law-making and educational activities. To achieve this goal, a sociological survey was conducted among the physicians – listeners of the Kyiv Institute of Physician Improvement, that formed an empirical basis for research in this area. The scientific and theoretical basis is the works of domestic and foreign scientists in the fields of medicine, criminal law, medical law, psychology, sociology, philosophy and the like.

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