South Korea implements the first euthanasia The women patient 77 years old is taking the dignity death

South Korea implements the first euthanasia The women patient 77 years old is taking the dignity death
South Korea prolonged in the affiliated hospital of the university of generation according to the judgement of a court, excised to one and fell into the artificial respiration device of the women patient of the state irreversibly and went into a coma on the the morning of June 23, have implemented the first euthanasia of South Korea. The attending physician has excised patient's facial oxygen face guard, the patient family accompany on the side, the concrete course was not disclosed to the media. After excising the artificial respiration device, this patient's life physical sign remains as before. The hospital estimates this state may keep as long as 6 hours.It is reported, the 77 -year-old will it be February 2008 such as patient now because brain injury fall into go into a coma state deeply, been already prolonging the affiliated hospital of the university accepted the guardianship treatment of one year and 4 months generation.Patient relatives hope the patient " Taking dignity " Natural death, this hope and position of the school conflict. In November of 2008, made the judgement of supporting euthanasia for the first instance of South Korean court. In May of this year, the judgement of the Supreme Judicial Court of South Korea allows to stop the treatment of this patient. In the course of trying, most doctors say, patients have already been in the irrecoverable state in testimony. The court consults the statement of a patient family, has confirmed indirectly the patient hopes for the will of euthanasia.The Supreme Judicial Court of South Korea also made several key elements of asserting euthanasia at the same time. Implementing euthanasia needn't pass the judicial process, but must meet relevant conditions and procedures. (Tai is lifted)
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