Bioetička problematika eutanazije i potpomognutoga samoubojstva kroz prizmu Glasnika HKLD-a
Bioethical Issues of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Through the Prism of the Glasnik of CCMS

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to explore the writings of the quarterly Journal of the Croatian Catholic Medical Society (Glasnik) on euthanasia and assisted suicide in the thirty years of its publication (1991 - 2021). The first chapter presents statistical data on the frequency of bioethical articles in the Glasnik. The phenomenon of euthanasia is presented in the second chapter through the prism of the authors in the Glasnik. The third chapter shows reports on ways in which euthanasia is practiced in various countries. It was concluded that the authors show continuing interest in the challenges of euthanasia, reject it unreservedly in all its forms, find it contrary to the nature of the medical profession, warn of the possibility of discrimination against non-productive social groups, and strongly advocate palliative care and hospices. An overview of the evolution of attitudes and knowledge about euthanasia is missing; there is an identification of euthanasia and assisted suicide, and there is a possibility of a paternalistic model of the relationship towards the patient.

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