Eutanasia ativa voluntária: concepções dos acadêmicos do curso de direito da Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze how Unifesspa Law students understand voluntary active euthanasia. The analysis of data was done through their responses to a questionnaire about the subject mentioned above. Thus, this work intends to discuss the position of Biolaw compared to scientific advance and the intervention of new medical technologies in human life. Under this perspective, the Biolaw will be analyzed in relation to its constitutional principles focusing on the importance of the principle of human dignity as well as the fundamental right to life in resolving issues involving the intervention of biomedical human life because the State shall guarantee that human dignity is not violated. The work makes a brief historical approach on Euthanasia regarding the fact that the word Euthanasia has its roots in the junction of the Greek words "eu" (good) and "thanatos" (death), what means "good death" or "mercy killing". Subdivisions of Euthanasia will be analyzed through an approach on all its terms and expressions. At the same time it will be discussed the way people realize Euthanasia in Brazil, the United States and in European countries. Finally, the analysis of data will be done taking into account the arguments presented in the text.