Euthanasia and assisted suicide in patients with personality disorders: a review of current practice and challenges

Table 1 Overview of the legislation on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the different countries where it is established

Country	Netherlands	Belgium	Luxemburg	Switzerland	Colombia	Canada	AustraliaVictoria	USAOregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, California, District of Columbia, Colorado, New Jersey, Maine, Hawaii
Entry into force of law	2001	2002	2009	1942	2015	2016	2017	2008–2019
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Euthanasia (EUT)	+	+	+	–	+	+	–	–
Allowed to be given to mentally ill	PAS/EUT	PAS/EUT	PAS/EUT	PAS	–	PAS/EUT	–	PAS
Age limit	≥12	no limit	≥18	No regulation, but usually only applied ≥18	≥6	≥18	≥18	≥18
Reference	https://english.euthanasiecommissie.nl/	http://www.ethical-perspectives.be/viewpic.php?LAN=E&TABLE=EP&ID=59 http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2014/03/12_1.pdf#Page67 (Dutch and French language)	https://guichet.public.lu/de/citoyens/famille/euthanasie-soins-palliatifs/fin-de-vie/euthanasie-assistance-suicide.html (German language) http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2009/03/16/n2/jo (French language)	https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/19370083/index.html https://www.bj.admin.ch/bj/en/home/gesellschaft/gesetzgebung/archiv/sterbehilfe/formen.html	https://www.minsalud.gov.co/Normatividad_Nuevo/Resolución%201216%20de%202015.pdf (Spanish language) López- Benavides 2018	https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html	https://end-of-life.qut.edu.au/euthanasia https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/patient-care/end-of-life-care/voluntary-assisted-dying	www.deathwithdignity.org

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