The man did not provide healthcare services and could not be accused of illegal conducting business – the court ruled.
The engineer constructed and rented a device for a fee, thanks to which users could and at their own request to make a supported suicide, inhaling Hel and leading to hypoxia after a long time. In the spring of last year, the court in Tartu sentenced him to a year imprisonment suspended for two years. Earlier, the man's idea of offering help in Dying in Estonia shared on the website of his non -governmental organization, as well as social media.
Euthanasia in Estonia is not legal
Euthanasia is not legal in Estonia and the Supreme Court pointed out that Lack of clear regulations regulating support for voluntary death as a service was so far “the choice of legislator”. The adjudicating panel referred to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), according to which every supported death system requires a solid legal framework.
According to the head of the Parliamentary Social Affairs Committee, Signe Riisalo, the unexpected decision of the Supreme Court, has created a complicated situation and shows that there is a need for social debate on this subject. – On the one hand, some people expect to regulate the question of assisted dying, and maybe even euthanasia, on the other, others approach it with fear – said the politician, cited by Radio ERR. She admitted that a possible change in the regulations, taking into account ethical, emotional and social issues, could take several years in the country.
