比利時案例認定為精神疾病患者安樂死並不違反歐洲人權公約【全球瞭望】 試閱
Euthanasia of a Person with a Psychiatric Disorder Does Not Violate the European Convention on Human Rights (Mortier v. Belgium [no. 78017/17])
20多年以來，比利時及荷蘭對於末期疾病或者非末期疾病，包含精神疾病患者，在處於難以忍受的痛苦的情況下，得以進行安樂死，儘管多年來安樂死案例不斷增加，但是精神疾病患者進行安樂死的案例仍維持穩定的比例（大約1%至2%之間），就此類案例，比利時以及荷蘭的安樂死法規中均有相類似的照護標準進行規範，包含：是否出於成年具有完全行為能力之人的深思熟慮、反覆以及自願的請求、治療狀況並未見好轉、存在無法緩解且持續難以忍受的痛苦、諮詢兩位獨立醫生，包含精神科醫生、事後評估以及控制。
For more than 20 years, euthanasia in Belgium and The Netherlands is allowed for unbearable suffering caused by terminal or non-terminal illnesses, including psychiatric disorders. Although euthanasia numbers have been increasing over the years, the percentage of cases involving people with a primary psychiatric diagnosis has remained stable (between 1 and 2%). For these cases, the Belgian and Dutch Euthanasia Laws operate similar due care criteria: a well-considered, repeated, and voluntary request from a legally competent adult; a medical condition without prospect of improvement; constant and unbearable suffering that cannot be alleviated; consultation of two independent physicians, including a psychiatrist; and a posteriori evaluation and control.
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