Physician-assisted suicide plays an important role in the current debate on ethical issues at the end of life. Prof. Dr. Dr. Jochen Vollmann has done extensive research on these and other questions concerning self-determination at the end of life and has repeatedly spoken out publicly. The following article contains a summary of the most recent public statements and contributions.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Vollmann in an interview with the Standard (Vienna) on 04/26/2021
- Interview: To the online edition of the Standard of 04/26/2021 (in German)
- Link to the printed version (in German) (pdf)
Ban on the businesslike promotion of suicide unconstitutional. Prof. Dr. Dr. Vollmann on the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court in Deutschlandfunk Kultur “Studio 9” from 02/26/2020 (in German)
- Link: Ruling on euthanasia: The individual’s right to self-determination is strengthened (in German)
- Link to audio version (in German) (mp3)
- Link to the printed version (in German) (pdf)