Evtanazija in pogled starostnikov v slovenskem prostoru : diplomsko delo

Frbežar, Neja (author), Kuhar, Roman (mentor)

Povzetek V diplomskem delu raziskujem evtanazijo in pogled starostnikov na njo v slovenskem prostoru. Skozi kronološki pregled lahko opazimo, da so pri nas razprave o evtanaziji aktivne predvsem zadnjih nekaj let, za kar so večinoma zaslužni individualni posamezniki, ki so v predsmrtnih fazah želeli zaprositi za evtanazijo v Sloveniji. Že pri samem razumevanju evtanazije so razvidna razhajanja med številnimi strokovnjaki. Zagovorniki večinoma menijo, da bi vsak posameznik moral imeti pravico do lastne smrti, medtem ko nasprotniki ugotavljajo, da so razsežnosti legalizirane evtanazije nevarne ali nesprejemljive za družbo, v kateri živimo. Diplomsko delo nadaljujem z empirično analizo razmišljanj in pogledov starostnikov na evtanazijo, pri čemer za starostnika štejem osebo, staro vsaj 65 let. Z metodo poglobljenih polstrukturiranih intervjujev ugotavljam, da večina starostnikov podpira legalizacijo evtanazije, argumenti za kriminalizacijo evtanazije pa večinoma izhajajo iz religijskih nazorov. Konkretneje predstavim, kako bi starostniki doživljali lastno starost, če bi bila v Sloveniji evtanazija legalizirana. Pri tem ugotavljam, da bi se 75 odstotkov starostnikov počutilo bolj pomirjeno, saj bi jim evtanazija predstavljala izhod v sili.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: evtanazija, argumenti, starostniki, umiranje
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [N. Frbežar]
• Year: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-125625
• UDC: 179.7(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 57789187
• Publication date in RUL: 28.03.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Euthanasia and the view of the elderly in the Slovenian space

Abstract

Abstract In the bachelor’s thesis, I research euthanasia and the view of the elderly in the Slovenian space. Through a chronological review, we can see that in Slovenia, discussions on euthanasia have been active mainly for the last few years, which is mostly because of individuals who wanted to apply for euthanasia in Slovenia in the pre-death stages. There are substantial differences among many experts in the very understanding of euthanasia already. The proponents mostly believe that every individual should have the right to his or her death, while the opponents believe that the extents of legalized euthanasia are dangerous or unacceptable for Slovenian society. I continue with an empirical analysis of the thoughts and views of the elderly on euthanasia, with a person at least 65 years of age being considered an elderly person. By the method of in-depth semi-structured interviews, I ascertain that most of the elderly support the legalization of euthanasia. The arguments for criminalizing euthanasia mostly stem from religious beliefs. More specifically, I also want to find out how the elderly would experience their old age if euthanasia was legalized in Slovenia. Here, I ascertain that 75% of the elderly would feel more reassured because euthanasia would be an emergency exit for them.

• Keywords: euthanasia, elderly, opponents, proponents, dying.