Euthanasia of those things

In April of this year, the old Han Zhongyi of Longnan County, Jiangxi Province, was accused of intentional killing by helping his old friend Zeng Qingxiang, who suffered from illness and suffering, "euthanasia." For a time, the topic of helping people "euthanasia" has caused widespread concern and discussion in society.

Recently, the Ganzhou City Intermediate People's Court of Jiangxi Province made a second-instance judgment on the case, arguing that Zhong Yichun was subjectively not indirectly guilty, constituting the crime of negligence causing death, and should not be intentional homicide. Therefore, sentenced to two years imprisonment.

News link: Help people "euthanasia", help people or kill?

"If I haven't come back two days later, I'll go to the old clock home in Sengkeng Village to find me." The 62-year-old Zhong Quanshen answered with a loud voice, and she did not expect that his wife inadvertently confessed that he had been screened.

On the afternoon of October 17, 2010, Zeng Qingxiang invited Zhong Yichun to come to his home. The two men discussed the issue of sleeping pills and suicide. They had asked him to fill in the soil after he had taken sleeping pills, and the clock agreed.

On the morning of October 19, Zeng Qingxiang came to Zhong Jia and gave Zhong Yichun 200 yuan to pay. After lunch, Zeng Qingxiang had a sleeping pill in a hole dug in the back of the Zhongjia Mountain. This clock reached Yichun. After about fifteen minutes and six minutes, the bell called for 45 or less to hear its response. If it did not confirm whether it was dead, it would have buried it with mud as required. After identification, Zeng Qingxiang died of suffocation. The public prosecution agency found that Zhong Yichun illegally deprived others of his life and constituted intentional homicide.

Zhong Yichun argued that he had advised Zeng Qingxiang three times not to commit suicide. The pit had been dug by himself. After he had eaten sleeping pills, he found his hands on his nose and found no gas or motion. He buried his soil. Does not constitute intentional homicide.

A review of domestic "euthanasia" incidents:

In 1986, Wang Mingcheng, an ordinary employee of the third printing and dyeing factory in Shaanxi, did not want his mother to endure the illness before his death and asked the doctor to euthanize her mother. In 1987, the Hanzhong City Procuratorate in Shaanxi criminally detained Wang Mingcheng and the doctor Pu Liansheng for crimes of intentional homicide. This is the first case of euthanasia in China.

In April 2001, nine uremia patients in Xi'an jointly wrote to the local media to demand euthanasia. After the news was reported, another 40 uremic patients publicly made the same request.

On May 16, 2011, over 70-year-old Aunt Lee had suffered from a stroke for more than 20 years and was killed by her son Deng Mou after eating pesticides. Due to alleged intentional homicide, the Panyu District Procuratorate approved the arrest of Dengmou on May 31, 2011. Dengmou confessed that he was asked to euthanize his mother's request.

On July 25th, 2011, Taiwan’s “Apple Daily” reported that Wang, a Taiwanese man, was suffering from an 83-year-old father who was suffering from illnesses in the intensive care unit. On the 24th, he sought to use a syringe to inject toluene into the father’s body. Helped the father to euthanize and was alerted by the nurse as a result of the triggering of the arterial catheter alarm.

Encyclopedia: The definition of euthanasia in China refers to patients suffering from incurable diseases who, under the circumstance of catastrophe, are extremely painful to the spirit and body, and at the request of the patient and his relatives and friends, are approved by the doctor and used methods to make the patient in a state of no pain. End the life process.

Because the problem of euthanasia is complicated and involves morality, ethics, law, medicine and many other aspects, China has not yet legislated for it. Since 1994, the National People's Congress proposal group has received a proposal for euthanasia legislation every year. At the National Symposium on Euthanasia held for the first time in 1997, most representatives supported euthanasia, and individual representatives believed that legislation was urgently needed. However, what the law achieves is the will of most people. Whether euthanasia meets the will of the majority of people, and there is no scientific investigation. Moreover, when the law is put into practice, it will be extremely compulsive. Once euthanasia legislation is passed, it will be like a double-edged sword in front of the patient. If it is used well, it can really relieve the patient's pain; if not, it will not be used properly. It may become an excuse to deprive patients of their right to life, and is abused by unscrupulous individuals.

The author believes that Zhong Yichun’s case will have controversy in society regardless of the verdict. This decision has a very guiding role, that is, euthanasia is an illegal act and may be investigated for criminal liability. This is a deterrent to anyone who thinks or faces this situation. This may be the sample value of the case and will promote the euthanasia legislation in China.