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Euthanathic Homicide: Ending of Life or Shortening of Dying? Cover

Euthanathic Homicide: Ending of Life or Shortening of Dying?

Open Access
|Sep 2023

Abstract

The subject of the article is the analysis of Art. 150 of the Polish Criminal Code – criminal liability for euthanasia. The paper presents arguments indicating a narrow understanding of Art. 150 of the Polish Criminal Code that it penalizes only extreme cases of shortening the dying of a human being. Some arguments for the claim that Art. 150 of the Polish Criminal Code covers a wide spectrum of situations, not limited to accelerating the dying process of the victim, has been also presented. As a result, it has been clarified that the provision of Art. 150 of the Polish Criminal Code applies to all situations of ending the human life at the request of he or she and under the influence of compassion for her or him.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2023.28.03.05 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9452 | Journal ISSN: 1689-7404
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 109 - 123
Submitted on: Dec 31, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 25, 2023
Published on: Sep 28, 2023
Published by: University of Białystok
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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