Eutanásia: direito à vida versus direito à dignidade da pessoa humana no contexto dos pacientes terminais

Abstract

Currently, the existing conflict between fundamental rights is remarkable, this discussion permeates human history as it deals with a complex issue, since the time of primitive peoples, euthanasia was already discussed between the Greek philosophers Socrates and Plato, as it used this practice in the case of terminal or incurable diseases. From this perspective, the clash between the right to life and the right to dignity of the human person becomes evident, in this perspective, how far can the state intervene in the individual's autonomy? It is indisputable that the right to life is inalienable and inviolable. But what is the use of living without dignity? By exposed, the principle of human dignity ensures the individual's autonomy. Thus, this research aimed to analyze the constitutional adequacy, which law will prevail and the existing controversies, in view of our current scenario and the existing shortage in relation to criminal law, thus explaining all the challenges faced in relation to psychology and religion. In view of this, the deductive method was used, demonstrating that euthanasia is present in the Federal Constitution of 1988, in the list of fundamental rights, more specifically in the Article. 1st and 5th. In addition to procedural methods and research techniques applied to bibliographic exploration and verification of law enforcement.