ÖGHL submitted a motion because of unreasonable hurdles in the existing death directive law and for the legalization of active euthanasia
Vienna (OTS) – The Constitutional Court has surprisingly placed the motion of the Austrian Society for a Humane End of Life (ÖGHL) on the agenda of the summer session that is just starting: www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/Vorschau-Juni-2024.de.php
In June 2023, the association submitted a new individual application to the Constitutional Court. This application is intended to remove unreasonable hurdles in the existing Death Disposition Act (StVfG) and to legalize active euthanasia. In particular, the rigid ban on advertising and communication on the subject of euthanasia is to be ended in order to enable meaningful care work in this area.
In the application, the ÖGHL also criticized the fact that a dying directive is disproportionately expensive and is only valid for one year (while a living will is valid for eight years) and that nursing and hospice facilities are neither required to inform their patients about the possibility of euthanasia nor to allow euthanasia in their facilities. In the meantime, the Ombudsman has also uncovered this abuse, which is particularly prevalent in religious institutions.
“We are confident that the Supreme Court will decide in the interests of the affected people in need and remove the unfair barriers to access to assisted suicide. Every person should have access to a dignified death according to their own standards,” says palliative care physician Dr. Christina Kaneider. She is the medical director and, since this year, also the managing director of the ÖGHL.
Details on the ÖGHL individual application: https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20230626_OTS0006
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