Friday, July 12, 2013

Should Euthanasia Be Legalized?

English Club with Helen Ch. on "Euthanasia, Drugs Legalization, Death warrant & More"

Fan Facts of the Day: Montana has three times as many cows as it does people. The only place in the United States where coffee is grown commercially is in Hawaii. In the UK, an average of about $3,500 is spent on healthcare per person each year. In the United States, an average of about $8,500 is spent on healthcare per person each year.

1. What is a meaning of the notion “Euthanasia”? Is Euthanasia accepted in Ukraine? Do you know the difference between active and passive variants? Do you think that a right to self-determination is more than a law prohibiting euthanasia leading to unacceptable consequences? Is active voluntary euthanasia legal in your country as in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands? What other countries legalized active or passive voluntary euthanasia? What is your attitude to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve a pain and suffering? Is animal euthanasia an inhuman act? (when gas anesthetics or an intravenous injection used).

2. Have you ever heard about a hospice care? Are these practices of the Medicare system and other health insurance providers available for patients with specific palliative care needs in Ukraine? Is a hospice care possible at the patient's home in your country? Is the term hospice is more likely to refer to a particular type of institution in Ukraine, rather than specifically to care in the final months or weeks of life? Should you pay for these services? What is your attitude to this philosophy of end-of-life care?

3. What is your opinion on the drugs' legalization? Is drug liberalization acceptable in Ukraine? Have you ever heard about programs for drug abused people? What is your opinion on the drug tourism and drug policies in the Netherlands, Norvay, Portugal, Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, etc.? Is Drug prohibition law efficient in Ukraine?

4. Are pride festivals acceptable or banned by government authorities in Ukraine? What do you think about conducting gay pride parades for the LGBT community in Ukraine and abroad? What is your opinion on legalization of marriage between gays and adoption of children by them? Are pride events assumed to be a promotion of the human right to freedom?

5. Is cancellation of death warrant in Ukraine unreasonable? What is your attitude to the death sentence? Have you ever heard about a capital punishment /the death penalty/ in the US as a punishment for a crime? Do you think that executions should take place in some situations? Do you know any examples of movements against the death penalty?

Schedule:
Saturday, 13 July, 10.30 am – Sergio B.
Thursday, 18 July, 5.30 pm – Elizabeth Ferris (Skype) - http://www.brookings.edu/experts/ferrise

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