Doctors call for end to euthanasia

Doctors call for end to euthanasia law
By THE NATION

Three government doctors yesterday asked the Supreme Administrative Court to cancel the Public Health Ministry's euthanasia decree, saying the practice violated medical ethics, was unconstitutional and imposed a heavy administrative and financial burden.

In their petition lodged against an active prime minister and a public health minister, the doctors said the decree breached five sets of regulations regarding medical practice, including a 1982 law governing the medical practice.

"The law requires all doctors to give treatment, and not to deprive one's life," said Dr Thapanawong Tang-uraiwan, an ophthalmologist at Phra Nang Klao Hospital in Nonthaburi.

The law contravened general ethical principles and would put an administrative and financial strain on the ministry, the only agency permitted to conduct euthanasia under the recently-approved decree.

"The directive has been issued without the mandatory public hearing and prior agreement from public health officials who are required to perform the procedure. There are no criteria in place under this directive to decide who should be treated further or terminated, even at one's own volition," he said.

The decree was unconstitutional and would not protect doctors or medical personnel who may make mistakes while performing euthanasia.

"Article 80 states that doctors and medical personnel are immune only when they follow medical practice in case of accidents. And considering that the 1982 law does not endorse euthanasia, all personnel who practise euthanasia are not under immunity," he said.

The two co-petitioners were Dr Cherdchoo Ariyasri, who is retired, and Dr Oraphan Methadilokul, a resident at Rajavithi Hospital.

Cherdchoo said euthanasia could be conducted through normal procedures, not necessarily under the decree's directions, which meant medical personnel could not decide on a terminally-ill patient's fate but must acquiesce to the will of the patient's relatives.

Witnesses to a written approval for euthanasia should not be just "anybody present", as stated in the decree, she added.

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Dokters noem vir die einde te genadedood wet
deur die NASIE Drie Regering dokters gister gevra om die Hoogste Administratiewe Hof Die Openbare Gesondheid Ministerie se genadedood besluit om te kanselleer, sê die praktyk geskend Mediese etiek, was ongrondwetlik en 'n swaar administratiewe en finansiële las opgelê. In hul petisie ingedien. teen 'n Aktiewe Eerste Minister en 'n openbare Minister van Gesondheid, Die dokters het gesê die besluit oortree Vyf stelle regulasies ten opsigte van mediese praktyk, insluitend 'n 1982 wet wat die mediese praktyk. "Die wet vereis dat alle dokters Gee Behandeling en nie n mens se lewe te ontneem. , "sê dr Thapanawong Tang-Uraiwan, 'n oogarts op Phra Nang Klao Hospitaal in Nonthaburi. Die wet oortree algemene etiese beginsels en sou sit 'n Administratiewe en Finansiële druk op die Ministerie, Die enigste Agency Toegelate genadedood te voer onder die onlangs goedgekeurde besluit. . "Die richtlijn uitgereik is sonder die verpligte openbare verhoor Gesondheid en Voor-ooreenkoms van staatsamptenare wat moet verrig die prosedure. Daar is geen kriteria in Place onder hierdie richtlijn om te besluit wie moet verder behandel word of beëindig, selfs op 'n Mens se eie beweging, "sê hy. Die besluit was ongrondwetlik en sal beskerm nie dokters of mediese personeel wat Mag foute maak, terwyl die uitvoering van genadedood. ". Artikel 80 bepaal dat dokters en mediese personeel is immuun, net wanneer hulle volg mediese praktyk in die geval van ongelukke. En ag geneem word dat die 1982 Die wet onderskryf nie genadedood, genadedood praktyk al die personeel wat nie onder die immuniteit, "sê hy. Die mede-Twee petisionarisse was dr Cherdchoo Ariyasri Wie is afgetree, en dr Oraphan Methadilokul, 'n inwoner by Rajavithi Hospitaal. Cherdchoo gesê genadedood kan gedoen word deur die normale prosedures, wat nie noodwendig Onder die wet se voorskrifte, wat beteken Mediese Personeel kan nie besluit op 'n terminaal-siek pasiënt se lot, maar moet berus by die wil van die pasiënt se familie. Getuies na 'n skriftelike goedkeuring vir genadedood moet. nie net "iemand teenwoordig", soos in die bevel, het sy bygevoeg.