Yamagouchi Case

Yamagouchi case, but instances are extremely rare, seemingly because of complicated taboos on suicide, dying and death in that country, and a reluctance to accept the same individualism that Americans and Europeans enjoy. Japan has the largest right to die group the world. Assisted suicide is rarely talked about in this country, since the high court approved euthanasia in the Yamagouchi case in 1962, euthanasia has been extremely rare because of taboos on suicide, dying and death in that country. Physician assisted suicide is legal provided the patient bis terminally ill, has expressed in a clear statement for his or her willingness to Japan has medical voluntary euthanasia approved by a high court in l962 in the die, and all measures have been taken to ease his or her pain. The court on March 28, 1995 listed four conditions under which medical mercy killings would be permitted in Japan;

1. The patient is suffering in unbearable physical pain.

2. Death is inevitable and imminent.

3. All possible measures have been taken to eliminate the pain with no other treatment left open.

4. The patient has clearly expressed his or her will to approve the shortening of his or her life.

Some cultural differences between the U.S. and Japan on assisted suicide very in many different ways. In the U.S. it is called murder or manslaughter, but in Japan and rarely that it happens has conditions on which assisted suicide can be performed. The doctor’s here have a Hippocratic Oath that prohibits them from poisoning their patients to end life.

Other countries have legalized assisted suicide but have conditions before this can happen. Belgium and the Netherlands have voluntary euthanasia but two doctors need to be involved. Germany, Finland, Denmark, Columbia also have voluntary euthanasia. Countries that ban assisted suicide include the United States but some nations have other penalties regarded to assisted suicide like Canada and England it is punishable up to 14...