EUTHANESIA: It’s Application in the Philippines

In Partial Fulfilment

Of the Requirements for the

Legal Medicine

Submitted by

Joshua C. Bajada

Submitted to

Atty. Salex E. Alibogha

October 15, 2014

Table of Contents

Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 1

I. Euthanasia in the Philippines ………………………………………………………. 3

II. Origin of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide ……………………………. .…………. 6

A. Defining the Vehicles of Assisted Death ……………………………………….7

B. Other  International Models for Assisting the Terminally Ill with Death ……... 12

III. Euthanasia within the Context of HIV/AIDS ……………………………………… 14

IV. Discussion and Analysis …………………………………………………………… 16

V. Conclusions ………………………………………………………………………… 19

References ………………………………………………………………………….. 21