A philosophical-legal critique of the spanish law on euthanasia
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https://doi.org/10.5944/rduned.30.2022.36843Keywords:
euthanasia, autonomy, illness, suffering, disabilityAbstract
The Organic Law 3/2021, of March 24, on the regulation
of euthanasia, establishes a new right (the «provision of aid in
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dying»). In this article, we examine the problems raised by this law from both philosophical and legal perspectives. Dealing with euthanasia requires allusion to philosophical questions, and this reference cannot be neutral. First, we will try to clarify our conception of euthanasia. After this, we will allude to the problems presented by the «autonomy» argument to justify euthanasia. In analyzing the Law, we will begin with its Preamble, and then present the two factual assumptions that enable euthanasia or assisted suicide to be requested («serious, chronic and incapacitating suffering» and «serious and incurable illness»). Finally, we will examine the procedure established to request «aid in dying».
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