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安乐死：赞成还是反对

"We mustn't delay any longer ... swallowing is difficult ... and breathing, that's also difficult. Those muscles are weakening too ... we mustn't delay any longer.”

“我们千万别再拖下去了?，我吞咽困难，呼吸困难?，那些部位的肌肉一点劲也没有了 ?，千万别再拖了。”

These were the words of Dutchman Cees van Wendel de Joode asking his doctor to help him die. Affected with a serious disease, van Wendel was no longer able to speak clearly and he knew there was no hope of recovery and that his condition was rapidly deteriorating.

这是一名叫齐思?范?万德尔?尤德的荷兰人在恳求他的医生帮助他死时说的话。范?万德尔因身患重病，言语含混不清，他自己也知道根本没有康复的希望，因为他的病情在迅速恶化。

Van Wendel's last three months of life before being given a final, lethal injection by his doctor were filmed and first shown on television last year in the Netherlands. The programme has since been bought by 20 countries and each time it is shown, it starts a nationwide debate on the subject.

在让医生给自己注射最后一针也是致死一针之前，范?万德尔生命的最后三个月被拍成了电影，去年在荷兰电视上首次播出。在这之后20个国家先后购买了这套电视节目，每次播放，都引发了全民对安乐死问题的大讨论。

The Netherlands is the only country in Europe which permits euthanasia, although it is not technically legal there. However, doctors who carry out euthanasia under strict guidelines introduced by the Dutch Parliament two years ago are usually not prosecuted. The guidelines demand that the patient is experiencing extreme suffering, that there is no chance of a cure, and that the patient has made repeated requests for euthanasia. In addition to this, a second doctor must confirm that these criteria have been met and the death must be reported to the police department.

荷兰是欧洲惟一允许安乐死的国家。从技术上讲安乐死不合法，但如果医生按照两年前荷兰议会制定的严格的指导原则实施安乐死，一般不会受到法律的追究。指导原则规定：患者正在经受极大的痛苦，没有治愈的可能，患者一再请求实施安乐死。另外，必须由另外一位医生证明一切都符合上述条件;病员死亡必须向公安机关报告。

Should doctors be allowed to take the lives of others? Dr. Wilfred van Oijen, Cees van Wendel's doctor, explains how he looks at the question:

是否应该允许医生剥夺他人的生命呢?齐思?范?万德尔的医生威尔弗雷?德范?奥仁医生谈了自己对这个问题的看法：安乐死：赞成还是反对

"We mustn't delay any longer ... swallowing is difficult ... and breathing, that's also difficult. Those muscles are weakening too ... we mustn't delay any longer.”

“我们千万别再拖下去了?，我吞咽困难，呼吸困难?，那些部位的肌肉一点劲也没有了 ?，千万别再拖了。”

These were the words of Dutchman Cees van Wendel de Joode asking his doctor to help him die. Affected with a serious disease, van Wendel was no longer able to speak clearly and he knew there was no hope of recovery and that his condition was rapidly deteriorating.

这是一名叫齐思?范?万德尔?尤德的荷兰人在恳求他的医生帮助他死时说的话。范?万德尔因身患重病，言语含混不清，他自己也知道根本没有康复的希望，因为他的病情在迅速恶化。

Van Wendel's last three months of life before being given a final, lethal injection by his doctor were filmed and first shown on television last year in the Netherlands. The programme has since been bought by 20 countries and each time it is shown, it starts a nationwide debate on the subject.

在让医生给自己注射最后一针也是致死一针之前，范?万德尔生命的最后三个月被拍成了电影，去年在荷兰电视上首次播出。在这之后20个国家先后购买了这套电视节目，每次播放，都引发了全民对安乐死问题的大讨论。

The Netherlands is the only country in Europe which permits euthanasia, although it is not technically legal there. However, doctors who carry out euthanasia under strict guidelines introduced by the Dutch Parliament two years ago are usually not prosecuted. The guidelines demand that the patient is experiencing extreme suffering, that there is no chance of a cure, and that the patient has made repeated requests for euthanasia. In addition to this, a second doctor must confirm that these criteria have been met and the death must be reported to the police department.

荷兰是欧洲惟一允许安乐死的国家。从技术上讲安乐死不合法，但如果医生按照两年前荷兰议会制定的严格的指导原则实施安乐死，一般不会受到法律的追究。指导原则规定：患者正在经受极大的痛苦，没有治愈的可能，患者一再请求实施安乐死。另外，必须由另外一位医生证明一切都符合上述条件;病员死亡必须向公安机关报告。

Should doctors be allowed to take the lives of others? Dr. Wilfred van Oijen, Cees van Wendel's doctor, explains how he looks at the question:

是否应该允许医生剥夺他人的生命呢?齐思?范?万德尔的医生威尔弗雷?德范?奥仁医生谈了自己对这个问题的看法：

"Well, it's not as if I'm planning to murder a crowd of people with a machine gun. In that case, killing is the worst thing I can imagine. But that's entirely different from my work as a doctor. I care for people and I try to ensure that they don't suffer too much. That's a very different thing.”

“实施安乐死与我计划用机关枪杀一大群人不能等同，要是那样，我觉得是最恶毒不过的杀人方式了。作为医生，我这样做与用机关枪杀人绝对不同。我关心人，尽力不让他们太受罪，实施安乐死完全是另一回事。”

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