Abstract

On Monday 20th of January 2003 the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC reported that a 74 years old Briton who was terminally ill travelled to Zurich Switzerland and pain 60 to a group Digital dying with dignity and he drank a cupful of barbiturates with a straw and died His wife who assisted him was arrested on arrival in Britain Why Euthanasia and assisted suicide is illegal in Britain The issue to be discussed here is euthanasia its historical background the scope of its otherwise the religious aspect the human rights dimension problems and prospect of future As Joubert said in the eighteenth century It is better to debate a question without settling a question than to settle a question with debating beyond it The goal is to debate the subject through probably not settled The restriction against physicians aiding or assisting suicide Its author and exact dates are unknown The Hippocratic Oath is most famous for its command to help or at least do no harm and to respect all human life It states Neither will I administer a poison to anybody when asked to do so nor will I suggest such a course Since it arouses question about the morally of killing the effectiveness of consent the duties of the physicians and equity in the distribution of resources the problem of euthanasia is one of the most acute problems in medical ethics