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Good Death and Euthanasia from Antiquity to 30th of 20th century
KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ HAVLOVÁ, Jitka
The thesis provides a comprehensive view of the "good death" and euthanasia from antiquity to the 1930s. It describes the attitudes of physicians and other scholars in different historical periods. The research is based on published sources and literature. The author examines the phenomenon in general, compares published sources and makes a comparison of the phenomenon from a historical perspective. The first part describes basic terminology related to the topic. Death and dying are viewed from the historical and ethical points of view. The second part describes the individual historical periods from antiquity to the 1930s in terms of social and cultural changes. The emphasis is placed on the opinions of philosophers, scholars and doctors about good death and euthanasia. The general view on death and euthanasia is even better illustrated by the medical care of a given period, the development of medical science and medicine. The thesis presents a theoretical base from which information for practical research of the phenomenon of death can be drawn. The examined phenomenon could be equally important and challenging for the present.
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Euthanasia in education
BAYERNHEIMEROVÁ, Petra
The work deals with explaining the concepts of death and euthanasia. Characterized death from the perspective of children and adolescents. It also describes euthanasia as a possibility of death and deals with situations in countries where euthanasia is allowed. The work considers the desirability of Education euthanasia and death in childhood. The last section focuses on creating thematic plan for the after-school club children aged eight to ten years.
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Euthanasia of children
NĚMEČKOVÁ, Eva
The thesis discusses the euthanasia - child euthanasia. It mainly deals with worthy dying and death of a human (a child), alleviating the person's suffering and the possibility of its ending. Furthermore, it also deals with children in the terminal stage of a disease, palliative care, facilities for those children, communication with dying children and what the effects for the family of the dying person are. Also the legislative issues are mentioned.
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The issue of euthanasia in the Czech Republic
BICKOVÁ, Lucie
This work is evaluating the topic of euthanasia in the Czech Republic and is divided into 4 main parts. First chapter is devoted to the topic of death and dying in conjunction with the concept of a person and dignity. Second chapter defines the concept of euthanasia, explains all related terms and presents some of the basic arguments for and against legalizing euthanasia. Third chapter presents Holland as a paradigm example of practicing euthanasia and outlines the stance of other parts of the world on euthanasia and assisted suicide. Last chapter is focusing on the state of legislation and ongoing public discussion about euthanasia in the Czech Republic. The aim is to map current situation and attempt to predict possible future development. This chapter also mentions the possibility of palliative care as a possible alternative for euthanasia.
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Opinions of the students of the South Bohemia university about selected ethical problems of the health care
RAZIMOVÁ, Pavlína
This Bachelor thesis is focused on ethical issues in medicine, namely in communication between physician and patient, further on euthanasia, interruption and transplantation. This work is divided into two parts. The theoretical part introduces the theme of the thesis. It provides the basic information about ethics, about the relationship between physician and patient and their communication, about patient´s rights, about euthanasia, interruption and transplantation, too. The practical part reflects opinions of the students of the South Bohemia university in České Budějovice of these ethical matters. The analysis is based on quantitative research, which was performed by anonymous questionnaire in electronic form. The obtained data are processed in tabular and graphic forms.
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Opinions of the adult population of the South Bohemia region about selected ethical problems of the health care
BICANOVÁ, Anna
The theme of this thesis are opinions of adult population of the South Bohemia region about selected ethical problems. These problems involve doctor's relationship with patient, opinions of euthanasia, abortion and transplantation organs and tissues. In the theoretical part are explained and escribed the basic concepts related to this thesis. Furthermore, the theoretical part deals with the views from professional literature on these selected topics. The aim of the thesis is to determine the views of the adult population of South Bohemia on selected ethical issues in health care. The main objectives are the views on the relationships of the doctors with the patients, the introduction of euthanasia in the Czech Republic, a positive or negative view of abortion and opinion on supposed consent to postmorten donating organs. In the practical part the thesis deals with the quantitative research and evaluation of the research questionnaire.
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Euthanasia as a conflict of ethical and legal principles
KRŠÍKOVÁ, Hana
The diploma thesis deals with the problem of euthanasia, especially with its legal and ethical aspects. The legal aspects are discussed with respect to human rights, to the legislative system of the European countries that legalized euthanasia, and to the potential dangers connected with the legalization of mercy killing. The chapters considering ethical aspects draw on essential ethical values and their application in the connection with euthanasia. A particular ethical theory, utilitarianism, is briefly described, and attention i also given to the current development of the social consciousness from the moral concern to the emphasis on efficiency. The discussion of both legal and ethical aspects involves the opinions of the supporters as well as the opponents of euthanasia. In the conclusion the thesis refers to the possible conflict between the ethical and legal norms, which can be initiated by the legalization of euthanasia.
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Euthanasia in a film - an analysis of selected pieces
HRUBÁ, Ludmila
The diploma thesis titled Euthanasia in the film an analysis of selected pieces, is divided into theoretical and practical parts. I devoted to a description of a current state of euthanasia in the theoretical part. First I focused on definitions of euthanasia, assisted suicide etc. A chapter is also devoted to a history of euthanasia. I wanted to highlight the fact, that euthanasia is not only a problem of the modern society, but beginnings of a discussion about euthanasia we could find already in the ancient world. Through the concept of euthanasia in the Middle Ages and modern times I got up to the World War II, which is in my opinion an important milestone in the history of euthanasia, because at that time euthanasia was perceived as a tool for a disposal of persons who, in the context of its time, seemed to be undesirable. Among such people there were classified for example people so called racially unsuitable, weak and sick. Because there are legally different views of euthanasia, in chapters I mention the fact how euthanasia is perceived in the world. In terms of acceptance of euthanasia and assisted suicide I particularly emphasize the Netherlands and Switzerland. One chapter I also dedicate to euthanasia in the Czech Republic. It includes a description of the discussion and arguments for and against euthanasia. One more separate chapter I devoted to questions whether to legalize or not to legalize euthanasia. I found out that a discussion on this topic is very extensive and here could be applied the rule that each man has his own opinion. It turned out that even experts in one area, doctors of philosophers, are not unanimous in the issue of euthanasia and its pros and cons are from both sides argued with plenty of arguments that are worth thinking about. A separate chapter I devoted to a man, who I consider to be the main promoter of euthanasia and assisted suicide and if you pronounce his name, people would link him with that theme. This is Dr. Jack Kevorkian, nicknamed Dr. Death. Jack Kevorkian, who understood his acts as medical services for terminally ill people, helped with the voluntary termination of life to several hundred of people. Although he had written certain "rules" about the situations when he can people "help" to solve their suffering and pain, it turned out that those people in many cases had no anatomical evidence of disease in their body. Jack Kevorkian has had and even currently has many supporters and opponents. In case of Jack Kevorkian there are arguments for and against euthanasia as in the whole debate about it. The aim of the study was to analyse how the topic of euthanasia has been reflected in the film production. At the beginning of the research I have asked this research question: Which are usual attitudes to euthanasia reflected in filmmaking? In order to find out the given objective and to answer the research question I chose a qualitative research based on the method of disinterested observation of six selected movie titles. Titles in their alphabetical order were following: Doktor smrt (You Don´t Know Jack, USA, 2010, 134 min), Hlas moře (Mar adentro, Španělsko/Francie/Itálie, 2004, 125 min), Hodinu nevíš, Česko, 2009, 94 min), Invaze barbarů (Invasion barbares, Kanada/Fancie, 2003, 99 min), Millon Dollar Baby, (USA, 2004, 132 min) a Skafandr a motýl (Le Scaphandre et le papillon, Francie/USA, 2007, 107 min).
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Euthanasia in Europe since the World War II. to the present
PTÁČKOVÁ, Lucie
The aim of the thesis is to describe the historical development of society opinion on euthanasia including comparison of euthanasia during the 2nd World War and the present. Introduction of the thesis focuses on definition of terms associated with euthanasia and assisted suicide. It also describes the influence of racist theories which in the era of National Socialism ultimately resulted to genocide. The thesis also deals with terms such as racial hygiene, palliative care and the emergence of eugenics as a means to ensure suitable and healthy genotype. Influence of psychiatry as a scientific discipline, which was in the beginning of the euthanasia evolution, is also important. The main part of the thesis is to describe the creation and implementation cases of euthanasia in Nazi Germany, including its ideological context. Next part contains description of the development of society as a whole discussion of euthanasia in the post-war years until the first cases of assisted suicide was revealed in the United States in the 80s. The thesis tries to describe in detail the developments of legalization of euthanasia, including the latest information, such as the chapter on the Swiss clinic Dignitas assisted suicide. This work tries to answer the question whether there is no theory of evolution called slippery slope in comparison of social attitudes to euthanasia at the time of Nazism and presents. This could be mainly due to a decline of moral values of society, which results to people behaviour that can be once viewed as a purpose of negotiation on euthanasia. In conclusion there are results of comparison of possible scenarios, including further development of euthanasia.
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