Bloemfontein - South Africans are not ready for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) argued in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Friday.
The HPCSA fears euthanasia can be abused in South Africa, because of the power imbalance in doctor-patient relationships.
The HPCSA is one of four parties appealing against a judgment by the High Court in Pretoria, handed down on April 30 last year.