Reichstein Angelika
School of Law, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Int J Prison Health. 2023 May 10;19(2):230-240. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-07-2021-0067. Epub 2022 Feb 21.
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the eventual legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales should extend to persons deprived of liberty, as well.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Using a relational view of dignity strengthens the argument that the need to protect the dignity of persons deprived of liberty requires the extension of the legalisation of assisted dying to persons deprived of liberty once generally achieved in England and Wales.
Three aspects make dignity a relational concept - dignity being attributed by society, dignity working as a restraint on others and dignity requiring specific behaviours. All these elements support the claim that assisted dying should be available to persons deprived of liberty, once legalised in England and Wales.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Both the legalisation of assisted dying for persons deprived of liberty and the concept of relational dignity have to date found little attention. With a legalisation of assisted dying being debated in England and Wales, it is pertinent to discuss its application to persons deprived of liberty, who would undoubtedly not automatically benefit from a future Assisted Dying Act.
本文旨在论证，在英格兰和威尔士，最终辅助死亡合法化也应适用于被剥夺自由的人。
设计/方法/途径：采用尊严的关系视角，强化了这样一种观点，即一旦在英格兰和威尔士普遍实现辅助死亡合法化，为保护被剥夺自由者的尊严，就需要将辅助死亡合法化扩展至被剥夺自由的人。
尊严成为一个关系概念有三个方面——尊严由社会赋予、尊严对他人起到约束作用以及尊严要求特定行为。所有这些要素都支持这样一种主张，即在英格兰和威尔士一旦辅助死亡合法化，就应为被剥夺自由的人提供辅助死亡。
原创性/价值：迄今为止，被剥夺自由者的辅助死亡合法化以及关系尊严的概念都很少受到关注。鉴于英格兰和威尔士正在讨论辅助死亡合法化问题，探讨其对被剥夺自由者的适用情况是恰当的，因为被剥夺自由者无疑不会自动从未来的《辅助死亡法案》中受益。
