Where is euthanasia legal?

edmund80

The Netherlands, as of April 2002. "Euthanasia became legal in the Netherlands on Monday, the first country to allow doctors to kill patients with terminal diseases who are suffering "unbearably." There were protests last April when the Dutch parliament voted to legalise a practice which had been taking place unofficially for 30 years." http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/04/01/netherlands.euthanasia/ Other countries allow it with a lot of caveats and precautions like in Albania where 3 or more family members have to give consent. "Euthanasia was legalized in Albania in 1999, it was stated that any form of voluntary euthanasia was legal under the rights of the terminally ill act of 1995. Passive euthanasia is considered legal should three or more family members consent to the decision." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_and_the_Law Below is a wiki list of the general policies of different countries regarding euthanasia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_and_the_Law Jan 18 09, 1:30 AM

zbeckabee

More info: Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. As of 2008, some forms of euthanasia are legal in Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Switzerland, the U.S. States of Oregon and Washington the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (Spain), and Thailand. Stances on euthanasia vary greatly; it is called murderous by some and merciful by others. Such controversy arises in part from the serious moral issues attached to the subject and in part from the fact that "euthanasia" is an umbrella term that describes a number of different methods. Same as above -- See Edmund's link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Initiative_1000 http://www.internationaltaskforce.org/rpt2005_3.htm#235 http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Euthanasia http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=13065 A wealth of information: http://euthanasia.com/ Jan 18 09, 11:46 AM