존엄사와 안락사에 관한 연구

On 2009, the Korea Supreme Court decision allowing a family to remove life support equipment from a patient that had no chance recovery. The Court also pointed out that proper legislation on the issue was required. 77)This problem besiege death with dignity or euthanasia has recently been raising important legal and social(inclusion of religion) issues. Many process of consider has been continued, but a national agreement has not been achieved. In U.S.A, Death with Dignity Act is legalized physician-assisted suicide and Natural Death Act is legalized Death with Dignity. Thus the concept of Death with Dignity is carrying a lot of confusion, it is needed to establish a clear concept for this. In Korea, legislation on Death with Dignity doesn't have been performed yet. The euthanasia is various legal issue raises some profound questions regarding life and death,process of guiding a person who has entered into the steps of death to a natural death by cases of medical treatment which has been prolonging such person. It is wise to move toward respecting patients personal choice and to take policy measures as soon as possible, the present might be the right moment to make legislation about euthanasia for the sake of human dignity. This controversy has been taboo for too long, legislation should be worked out through a broad collection of public opinion and references to successful foreign regulation and practices need to be continued in this context, that presumptive consent will be the main theory in the case of case life-prolong treatments.