Barbora Steinlauf: Are you entitled to a peaceful death?

"I don't want to live anymore, let me die..." Has a dying man ever said that to you? Is he entitled to die peacefully? Can you answer that?

Barbora Steinlauf and Oleg Vojtíšek recording a podcast in the dusk over Prague

Probably not. And many doctors probably don't either.

The legal system of the health care system in the area of dying is very much lagging behind: it has long been built to protect doctors and support them when they commit illegal acts. But Barbara Steinlauf, as a health care advocate, is going in the opposite direction - protecting the rights of the dying and trying to spread awareness about what people are entitled to during the dying process.

If you can't answer these questions, you should definitely listen to the podcast recorded by our Oleg with Barbara Steinlauf:

What should I do if someone is dying in hospital and I feel they are not being treated well? And what if I suspect they died because of a hospital error?

Is a signed paper really enough as informed consent?

If you refuse medical care, do you also lose palliative care?

And in general... how is euthanasia (killing on request) in the context of Czech law?

And that's not the end of it: Barbora has also launched a new project about the end of life. Let your family know how you want to die when you can no longer make your own decisions. Or see how to have a conversation with a dying person about it.