Autor: Iulian Dobrinescu

Publicat în: Revista Universul Juridic nr.6/2019.

Disponibil online: aici.

Abstract: Euthanasia and assisted suicide continue to constitute a source of contentious debate. This is
true not only from an ethical and/or philosophical point of view, but also from a legal standpoint.
Currently, euthanasia occupies a somewhat liminal space between traditional views on life and an
emerging bioethical conception which places a greater emphasis on the quality of life. This invites
debate, in extreme cases, on whether there is cause to speak of an ethics of death and a right to die. As
far as criminal law is concerned, due to the [vezi tot]