Direito dos animais - Conexão Futura - Canal Futura
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CEBID - Centro de Estudos em Biodireito
O CEBID é um grupo de pesquisa, registrado no CNPq, que reúne, desde 2009, pesquisadores em torno de questões que envolvam as Ciências Biológicas, as Ciências da Saúde e o Direito; promovendo discussões em torno desses temas complexos, garantindo a interdisciplinaridade necessária à construção de respostas legítimas. Realiza reuniões de trabalho, promove eventos, organiza e divulga publicações na intenção de disseminar o interesse e incentivar o debate sobre assuntos de Bioética e Biodireito.

It is often said that the [e Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act] legalised euthanasia. In formal terms, this is not the case. Under articles 293 and 294 of the Criminal Code, euthanasia is prohibited in the Netherlands, except in the event that it is performed by a physician who has complied with all the due care criteria set out in the Act (see below) and has notified the municipal pathologist in question. …
The Act says nothing about the patient’s life expectancy. In cases where the statutory due care criteria have been fulfilled, the patient’s life expectancy plays no role. In practice, it will often be limited, but the Act does not rule out granting a request for euthanasia from a patient who might have many years to live. The key elements are the voluntary, well-considered nature of the patient’s request, the unbearable nature of his suffering and the absence of any prospect of improvement. There is no provision in the Act that euthanasia may only be performed in the ‘terminal stage’. …
The fact that the above due care criteria have been met does not mean that the physician is obliged to comply with a patient’s request for euthanasia. Patients have no right to euthanasia, and physicians no duty to perform it. It is generally wise for a physician to inform the patient at an early stage if he does not want to perform euthanasia, so that the patient can, if desired, approach another physician.
“The inclusion of such an amendment will provide space for the judge to decide severe punishments as a deterrent effect on perpetrators”.“These crimes have undermined the development of children, and these crimes have disturbed our sense of peace, security and public order. So, we will handle it in an extraordinary way.”