安乐死的哲理思辨与未来展望--以韩国《安乐死法》的颁行为切入

Philosophical Thinking and Future Prospect of Euthanasia——A Case Study of South Korea “Euthanasia Law”

安乐死是一个涉及哲学、伦理、道德、法律等方面的永恒命题。世界各国的安乐死立法也迥然相异。我国在上世纪80年代就开展过关于安乐死的学术讨论。然而安乐死在我国立法中至今仍未迈出一步,司法实践的案例裁判结果也并不统一。安乐死争议的重点在于,当主体以契约的形式委托医生代为结束自己的生命时,这一行为所面临的伦理、道德、刑法等层面的困境。但是,安乐死使临终病人有尊严、无痛苦地死亡,这个层面上安乐死无疑是人道的、有价值的。

Euthanasia is an eternal topic involving philosophy,ethics and law. The attitude toward euthanasia in the world varies. China took an academic discussion about it in the 1980 s. However,the problem of euthanasia in,our legislation has not yet taken a step forward,and the results of the judicial practice are not uniform. The focus of debate lies in the fact that when the patient asks the doctor to stop his life on the basis of an euthanasia agreement,it faces the dilemma of ethics and criminal law.However,the patient can die painlessly with dignity,which is humane and valuable.