“安乐死”一词衍生的全球争议,一直都没有停止过,并且呈现逐渐激烈化的程度,自从安乐死这一制度理念进入中国以来,不可避免的,也引起了刑法理论界与实务界的激烈争论。安乐死究竟合不合法,究竟该不该立法,如果立法又该规定怎样的立法制度等等,都是众多人口中争议的焦点所在。显而易见,在中国安乐死作为合法的形式得以存在,还是有诸多问题有待探讨和解决的。为了实现安乐死在我国合法化这一目的,我们需要从本质上对安乐死所涉及的相关问题进行明确的界定。 The global controversy derived from the term “euthanasia” has never ceased and has become increasingly fierce. Since the system concept of euthanasia entered China, inevitably, it has also aroused great controversy among criminal law theorists and practitioners Intense debate. Whether euthanasia is illegal or not, whether legislation should be enacted or not, and what kind of legislation should be enacted by law should be the focus of controversy among many people. Obviously, there are still many problems to be discussed and resolved in euthanasia as a legal form in China. In order to achieve the goal of legalizing euthanasia in our country, we need to clearly define the related issues of euthanasia in essence.