Euthanasia in The Netherlands: Death Is Not a Doctor's Duty

"The problem can not be solved by destroying what is involved" (Fenigsen). Euthanasia can be defined as a general destruction of a problematic person. Substantial goals have not been achieved by euthanasia of people with this disorder. By legalizing euthanasia, doctors use the power they give to people. In addition, patients feel pressure to make decisions that they do not necessarily want to do. The focus in the medical field focuses on euthanasia as the patient's actual treatment option, so patients feel it is not safe to hospitalize.

Euthanasia is mainly used for people with advanced disease. Doctors usually inject a lethal dose of controlled substance into the patient. Death is fast and there is no pain. Corder said in the Netherlands, "Doctors must report each case to one of the five regional groups of the coroner, lawyers, doctors, and ethics specialists" (4). Doctors play an important role in euthanasia. People often use euthanasia to relieve pain and pain. People who have been on cancer for years or who are only months old may want to die just because they are tired of all the pain. Another reason why people may demand euthanasia is that they do not want to endure the obstacles. They may not want to live dependently and simply do not want to live.

How much is euthanasia? Every year, only 3% of deaths in the Netherlands are caused by direct doctors. These statistics are not reliable. Records of euthanasia are inferior in accuracy and efficiency, and actually occur less frequently. Only 3% are killed by 3,4,860 physicians in the United States, but this is only 3%, but there are still many who died as a result of doctor's suicide. This is equivalent to a combination of death due to euthanasia and more than a drug or alcohol related sports accident.

Critics say accountability is a major problem in supporting suicide. In the Netherlands, the doctor must report the cause of death to the coroner. After that, one out of five regional euthanasia committees, one of doctors, lawyers, and ethicists examined this case. However, the examination is done after the patient dies, only to determine if the doctor is more likely to be prosecuted for crime. Since 2002, the review committee considers approximately five cases to be illegal every year, but the doctor is not prosecuted. "Doctors always promise not to commit the same mistakes," Boer said.

The doctor is responsible for reporting unnatural death to the municipal pathologist. In the case of euthanasia, the latter was notified to the Regional Review Board. These committees include at least doctors, ethicists, legal experts. The committee assessed whether the euthanasia physician meets the legal standard treatment appropriate. The procedure of the review committee is designed to ensure a more transparent and consistent case reporting and evaluation method.