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Rights of the child and Euthanasia in the context of South Africa

Magister Legum - LLM / Euthanasia is controversial topic that attracts conversations on grounds of
fundamental human rights and freedoms. The opinions of legal scholars are
inconsistent because while some view euthanasia as a gross violation of one’s human
rights, others argue that it should be regarded as a fundamental human right.
Extending the ‘right to die’ to children is more controversial because they are
considered to be a vulnerable demographic and generally presumed to be legally
incompetent to exercise their rights autonomously. The State aims to protect children
by restricting their rights rather than enhancing their autonomy and including them in
the discussion. To that end, children are often excluded from decision-making on the
understanding that they are legally incompetent and cannot comprehend the
consequences of their decisions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7586
Date January 2020
CreatorsLouw, Sideen
ContributorsMezmur, Benyam Dawit
PublisherUniversity of Western Cape
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsUniversity of Western Cape

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