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The Euthanasia

Rocco Capozzi
What is the Euthanasia
Euthanasia refer to deliberate action taken with the intention of ending a life, in order to
relieve persistent suffering

A doctor is allowed by law to end a person’s life by a painless means, as long as the patient
and their family agree

For example, it could be considered


euthanasia if a doctor gave a patient
with a terminal illness a drug they do
not otherwise need, such as an
overdose of sedatives or muscle
relaxant, with the sole aim of ending
their life.
Types of Euthanasia

Voluntary Non-Voluntary
01 Conducted with
consent of the 02 Made by the decision
of relatives
patient

Involuntary
03 Against the will of
the patient
Legality

Switzerland Luxembourg France New Zealand

Netherlands Canada USA

Oregon, Washington, Vermont,


Spain Colombia California, Colorado, Hawaii,
New Jersey, Maine, Montana,
New Mexico and Washington
Belgium D.C

Australia
Clinical Case
Martha Sepúlveda
In november 28 Martha
Sepúlveda got diagnosed with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
the progressive neurological
disease known as Lou Gehrig’s
disease

“What happens once I can no


longer get into bed or use the
bathroom without help?” she
would ask her son. “How far am
I going to go?”
Not wanting to feel that endless pain she found out
about the euthanasia and how it was legal in
Colombia

2021
Until the year the option was only
available to those who were expected to live for six
months or less

It was all set, the euthanasia was going to take


place at october of said year. But it was canceled at
last minute, just 36 hours before the procedure
Martha fought back in court
and the judge agreed with her
“Forcing a person to prolong
his existence for an
indeterminate time, when he
does not want to and suffers
deep afflictions is equivalent to
cruel and inhuman treatment,”

After all this events, she was


able to choose a new date for
the euthanasia, and decided to
do it in

January 8, 2022
Thank
you!

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