Abstract
<jats:p>This monograph, which is the result of a nationwide scientific conference entitled The Phenomenon of Euthanasia. Interdisciplinary Reflections, presents various aspects of the problem of euthanasia at a time when the limits of consent to arbitrary decisions about shortening human life seem to be spiraling out of control, encompassing ever wider circles of people considered to be experiencing a "low quality of life." Contemporary man therefore expects access to methods of eliminating all suffering or even discomfort—in the case of unwanted pregnancy, he demands free and quick abortion, and the experience of incurable disease is to be offset by the prospect of euthanasia understood as the "right to choose" the moment, place, and type of death. Death thus appears not as a means of transition from material to spiritual life, but as the ultimate goal of man – a tool for escaping suffering. The publication presents an interdisciplinary approach and provides an impetus to open a discussion on the causes of this growing problem, especially in Western Europe, as well as to seek answers to questions about the possibility of blocking the march of self-destructive tendencies in European societies in our country.</jats:p>