Zur Freiverantwortlichkeit der Entscheidung für einen assistierten Suizid

Der Nervenarzt, vol. 93, pp. 1150–1155

Abstract

The verdict of the German Federal Constitutional Court on assisted suicide has led to lively debates in the medical world, in the German Federal Parliament and the civil society. In the conception of the German Federal Constitutional Court the determination of free responsibility is of central importance for a protection concept that aims to minimize an uncontrolled assistance to suicide; however, the forensic aspects of this task need to be substantiated. This article comments on this from a psychiatric aspect in order to include the perspective of our discipline in the progression of the discussion.

Authors 2

1. Henning Saß corresponding Aachen Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik

   RWTH Aachen University · Universitätsklinikum Aachen

   Affiliation as printed

   Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland. hsass@ukaachen.de

   Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland

2. Clemens Cording

   University of Regensburg

   Affiliation as printed

   Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg am Bezirksklinikum, Regensburg, Deutschland