Entry into force of law
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2001
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2002
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2009
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1942
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2008–2019
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Physician-assisted suicide (PAS)
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+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
Euthanasia (EUT)
|
+
|
+
|
+
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–
|
+
|
+
|
–
|
–
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Allowed to be given to mentally ill
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PAS/EUT
|
PAS/EUT
|
PAS/EUT
|
PAS
|
–
|
PAS/EUT
|
–
|
PAS
|
Age limit
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≥12
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no limit
|
≥18
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No regulation, but usually only applied ≥18
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≥6
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≥18
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≥18
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≥18
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Reference
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https://english.euthanasiecommissie.nl/
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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)
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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)
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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
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https://www.minsalud.gov.co/Normatividad_Nuevo/Resolución%201216%20de%202015.pdf
(Spanish language)
López- Benavides 2018
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https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html
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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
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www.deathwithdignity.org
|