其中Direct active euthanasia on express request (voluntary euthanasia),即自愿安乐死,这在瑞士是非法的(根据《瑞士刑法》第114条之规定),但是在比利时、卢森堡和荷兰却是合法的(在医生的严格指导下),不过这只对当地居民生效(即旅行自杀是不可行的)。
Accompanied suicide,即上文中的陪伴性自杀。
伴随性自杀使用保证无痛苦死亡的药物结束生命,通常在家中实施,身边会有亲友陪伴,而不是孤独的死去。
精神病患者同样适用于伴随性自杀(如双相情感障碍)。
但是这是一个漫长且复杂的过程,需要积极配合,且无法保证可以获得“临时绿灯”(这是回信原文)。
至于为什么不要将“自愿安乐死”理解为“陪伴自杀”,文档中也给出了答案。
Euthanasia: from the Greek, meaning “good, well, death”. As this term may relate to different issues, ranging from help at the end of life and putting down animals to the atrocities of the Nazi regime, it is not precise and should not be used in the context of assisted and accompanied suicide.
Thank you for your e-mail in which you ask about the possibilities for mentally ill people to apply for an accompanied suicide.
It is basically possible for mentally ill too, to submit a formal request of an accompanied suicide to Dignitas. However, this is a lengthy andcomplex proceeding which demands your pro-active cooperation. And there is no guarantee to receive the “provisional green light” for an accompanied suicide.
Whether your situation will meet the prerequisites for an accompanied suicide with Dignitas depends very much on the quality of the medical file, the reports you can provide.
We need medical certificates with clear diagnosis of your illness, a description of its cause and development, proof of all therapies you have tried (with or without success) as well as an in-depth psychiatric appraisal concerning your capacity of judgement and discernment in regard of your wish for a self-determined end of life.
For more details please refer to the attachment.
Without such a detailed medical dossier, we won’t find a Swiss physician who will risk writing the prescription for the lethal medication.
Yours sincerely ---------------------------------------------- DIGNITAS To live with dignity To die with dignity
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