Question

States vary in laws related to passive or assisted suicide. What are the laws on this issue in Connecticut? Do you agree with it?

Answer 1

Euthanasia generally refers to killing or permitting the death of a hopelessly sick or injured person. Also known as physician-assisted suicide or mercy killings, these situations normally arise in cases of terminal illness or a similar life-limiting condition. Most state laws prohibit euthanasia to some extent. Connecticut statutes do not address euthanasia in in a medical context, but assisted suicide is a crime under the state’s penal code.

The law on euthanasia is still in flux. In 1997, the Supreme Court held that there's no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. The Court noted that the government's interest in preventing intentional killing and preserving life outweighs a citizen’s liberty interest in having the choice to die. Therefore, states are permitted to outlaw euthanasia. The Court did, however, distinguish between a doctor proactively ending a patient's life (which may be prohibited) and a doctor passively refusing or removing life-saving medical treatment (which may be allowed). States have the same option of making the distinction under their laws.

In the very few states have enacted laws protecting a patient's right to die, doctors are only allowed to give patients lethal doses of certain drugs at their request. The patients themselves must control the act of self-administering the doses.

yes i agree with the laws made by government because ending life due to some severe medical illness is not fair. Science is expanding day by day and especially medical science is now becoming very advance the disease which are deadly in previous years is now fully cured by some interventions . So the treatment today not available will be available in the future scientist are doing incredible job for the treatment options so passive suicide i think is not fair.