Citation

Battistella G. BioLaw Journal 2021; 2021(2): 315-325.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021)

DOI

10.15168/2284-4503-824

PMID

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Abstract

By means of the decision of 11th December 2020, the Austrian Constitutional Court ruled § 78 StGB, II sentence unconstitutional, in that it absolutely bars medical assistance in dying. According to the Constitutional Court, the right to self-determination encompasses the faculty to decide in autonomy when and how to terminate life free from interferences by State authorities. In the essay I briefly compare this decision with the principles expressed by the Italian and German Constitutional Courts in their case-law. © 2020. All Rights Reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

end-of-life decisions; dignity; criminalization of assisted suicide; self-determination in dying