Legal Eagle's Take on "Euthanasia Prevention" (MUST READ)

Death is a unique experience for all. It is of central importance in all cultures, but its interpretation varies from society to society. Scientific and medical advances offer the promise of making living easier; however, they also raise fears that dying will be prolonged, undignified, painful, and ruinously expensive.

The "right to die" or "how to die" has become a crucial matter of concern for both terminally-ill patients and health professionals in recent times due to developments in medical technology and perceptions of death.

These perceptions vary within and between cultures, religions, philosophy, medicine and the law. The pertinent question therefore is this: Does a terminally ill individual have the "right" to decide how and when to end his/her life? This question introduces the issue of euthanasia in our contemporary societies.

The aim of this is to examine the legal and human rights issues surrounding euthanasia with the purpose of provoking public discussions on the issues so as to generate effective legal regulation of the concept in Nigeria. To this end,some of these questions should b considered:

Should it be lawful for a doctor to end a suffering patient's life on request,
either by administering a lethal injection or by assisting the patient to commit suicide?

Does a person with terminal sickness and in serious pain and distress have the right to terminate his/her life?

Fundamentally, must the State compel a patient to endure a protracted and painful death in this age in view of the constitutional rights to dignity and self-determination as guaranteed in the various human right instruments?

All these are questions that need answers
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