If you can't decide to be born, can you decide how you want to die?
When illness and pain strike, erode the bones, lose dignity, you will not think of euthanasia...
01, went to Switzerland, ended 52 years of life
The Japan Broadcasting Association once recorded the entire process of a Japanese woman receiving euthanasia.
Kojima Mina is the third eldest in the family, because her parents divorced, And Mina grew up in the love of her sister.
Mui Ne has always been an independent and assertive girl, and her excellent working life has added extra brilliance to her. At the age of 45, Mui Ne retired from the front-line workplace, and she chose to work in a children's welfare home to meet her new life in a different way.
However, no one expected that 3 years later, Mui Ne was detected with multisystem atrophy, and since then, her life has changed.
As her condition worsened, the sense of discord in her body began to torment her. Mui Ne often thinks that in the end, she can't live on her own, everything needs to be taken care of by others, and sooner or later it will become a pool of breathing meat, so what is the point of living?
After Mui Ne oscillated day and night between her battered thoughts of living and suicidal, she finally made up her mind to contact the Swiss euthanasia organization and choose to accept death while still keeping herself.
"It is my right to live, and it is also my right to die." It is my right to choose at what time and in what way. ”
Finally, Mui Ne was notified that she could be euthanized, and she traveled to Switzerland. The two sisters, who had been taking care of her, also decided to respect her sister's choice, staying with her at the bedside and sending her away.
When everything was ready, Mui Ne lay on the bed, and the staff of the Euthanasia Center handed the drip switch to Mui Ne, who personally pressed the switch. After 4 minutes, she gradually "slept" and 52-year-old Mui Ne hugged death.
Because Japan did not recognize euthanasia, Mina's body could not return to China, and her ashes were eventually sprinkled in the rivers of Switzerland.
02, Taiwanese famous mouth euthanasia, fell into the arms of his son to sleep
"Goodbye, Farewell, So long" In 2019, after fu Daren said such a sentence to the camera, he drank the drug used for euthanasia.
The son said, "After the father drank the medicine, he fell asleep peacefully, and everything was very calm." Zheng Yi, Fu Daren's widow, also stressed that Fu Daren walked very peacefully, "This beautiful battle was fought perfectly." ”
In 2017, Fu Daren was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, and he was 180 centimeters tall at the time, and under the torment of illness, he only had less than 50 kilograms left. At the same time, he also had the idea of euthanasia, from a "well-known former anchor" to a "euthanasia advocate".
Fu Daren went to Switzerland twice to seek "euthanasia", spending more than NT$3 million.
In November 2017, Fu finally obtained the "green light" qualification of the euthanasia agency.
The day before the euthanasia was carried out, Fu Daren was asked in an interview whether he would give up his family. He said that he couldn't help it, as soon as he opened his eyes, it hurt, even if he didn't want them, but he had no desire to survive.
Euthanasia, really can't afford to die
Regarding the controversy over the legalization of "euthanasia", the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Colombia have successively recognized the legalization of voluntary euthanasia. Parts of Germany, Switzerland, Canada, the United States and Australia allow medically assisted suicide. Switzerland is the only country where euthanasia can be performed for expatriates.
Since Switzerland opened up euthanasia services for expatriates, more and more "euthanasia travellers" have come to Switzerland. But it is not "want to die" to die, to get the service of euthanasia, you need to complete the following operations:
The first is to apply for eligibility. The person concerned is required to be an adult who has reached the age of 18 and must have diagnostic data and proof that he has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and has only 3-6 months of life left.
After passing the audit, you need to be accompanied by your family to the local area, and then the applicant will be assessed several times whether he or she is voluntary.
Finally, there is the payment, and the price in 2021 is about 10,000 Swiss francs, close to 70,000 yuan. But for foreigners, the cost can be ten times that amount.
The mainland's "living will" is proposed to legislate to allow dignity to leave
Although euthanasia was not legislated on the mainland, in 2006, China set up the first public welfare website of "death with dignity", which has been going around for 15 years and promoting a form of "death with dignity".
A "living will" is a document of instructions signed by people when they are healthy or conscious, stating what kind of medical care to or not want at the end of an incurable injury or illness. These include "My Five Wishes":
- I want or don't want any medical services;
- I wish to use or not use life support therapy;
- How I want others to treat me;
- What I want my family and friends to know;
- I hope who helps me.
Prenatal wills are designed to help people make advance arrangements for important matters at the end of their lives.
In the "Medical Regulations of shenzhen special economic zone (revised draft)" deliberated by the second meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh People's Congress of Shenzhen, it was proposed for the first time to innovate and establish a "pre-living will" system.
After the enactment, the "living will" will be protected by law, but at present, from local legislation to national popularization, there are still many challenges.
Under the influence of traditional "ethics" and "outlook on life", many people have a hard time accepting the decision of relatives to voluntarily give up treatment. However, "euthanasia" and "death with dignity" have not stopped exploring, and how to face death is a lifelong issue. #健康真知计划 #
Resources:
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[3] Recognized as the world's most handsome male star, decided to die? 》. Visual Chronicles. 2022-03-29
[4] "Living Wills" Propose legislation to allow dying patients to leave with dignity. Medical Community.2021-07-02
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