the right to die is a personal choice not the courts.who has the right to decide on euthanasia?

Answer 1

The patient and/or his immediate family.

Answer 2

The patient has the choice and should have a Living Will made out that states under what conditions he wants to be left to die in peace. It must be witnessed and a notarized also. Your family should have a copy, your family doctor, and one available to show emergency personnel if called to your home.
I work for a doctor and was certified as a emergency responder. Unless this living will was shown to us we had to assume one was not written and continue providing emergency treatment until 1) a doctor told us we could stop the life saving (CPR, etc) measures or 2) the living will was shown to us.
Once emergency treatments began you can not stop them until a doctor says so or that is presented. Its against the law and ethics. Plus the family could then sue you for not helping the patient to "live" even though you may know they are in fact dying with no possiblity of coming back out of it.
In a hospital, almost the same goes. A living will must be shown and the doctor has to sign a form stating DNR.....meaning not to take extra measures to recover patient in those last moments.
I know of no doctor that will help with euthanasia. Well there was that one but he spent time in the prison.

Answer 3

the right to die is a personal choice which is why we have high rise buildings. However this must be viewed in conjunction with the right to have somebody help kill you which is open to abuse.

Answer 4

The right to die is actually to protect patients to be able to decline life-enlonging treatments and surgeries from Doctors, not to activley kill oneself.

Answer 5

First, the patient. Secondly the family if they know their wishes. It should never be the courts.