Euthanasia: a wrong solution to an unrecognized problem?

Abstract

Organic Law 3/2021, of March 24, regulating euthanasia, has intensified a harsh debate. A priori, it is a conflict of bioethical values and a different anthropological vision between the different parties, however, we must not forget that perhaps before considering any debate, it is necessary to correctly interpret what the patient really wants when he states that he wants to die. In our health system and in our society, there are certain traits and needs of the person that are ignored, and that urgently require attention for the patient. Discovering the meaning of one's life, considering human transcendence, finding personal order and being able to experience love are vital elements of life, which at such a critical moment as high-grade suffering or imminent death, require all the attention of the health personnel. All this can contrast sharply with the values of our society, not dedicating adequate attention to it, among other reasons, due to the effort involved in carrying out comprehensive care of this type, thus making it much easier to carry out the procedures required by law regulation of euthanasia than addressing such intimate deficiencies of the being, despite the fact that these may be the real problem of the patient, who in his dramatic experience asks for help.