Japan's Kyoto District Court recently issued a verdict on a euthanasia case, and doctor Ryoichi Okubo was sentenced to 18 years in prison for illegally performing euthanasia.
The patient in the case, Lin Youli, is a 51-year-old ALS patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), who lost her desire to survive due to the deterioration of her condition and expressed her desire for euthanasia on social **.
Ryoichi Okubo and another doctor, Naoki Yamamoto, met her through the Internet, and they were collecting 1.3 million yen (about 6 yuan.) paid by patients30,000 yuan), and the patient was euthanized in a conspiracy within 15 minutes.
The court ultimately found that Ryoichi Okubo's actions had exceeded the scope of the law and constituted the crime of commissioned homicide.
The judge noted that Ryoichi Okubo's behavior was unacceptable in Japanese society and said he had doubts about the patient's care.
The vast majority of people in Japanese society are able to accept passive euthanasia, but strongly oppose active euthanasia. Passive euthanasia refers to stopping or abandoning ** according to the patient's wishes, allowing the patient to die naturally, while active euthanasia is to accelerate the patient's death process through positive means. In Japan, active euthanasia is considered an illegal offense, and it may be a violation of the law such as homicide and commissioned homicide.
Overall, the case has sparked widespread controversy about the legality and ethics of euthanasia. The court found that Ryoichi Okubo's actions were illegal and warned the public about the issue of euthanasia.