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New South Wales, Australia, to provide voluntary assisted dying from November 28: standards and processes
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2022 comes into force on 28 November 2023, meaning eligible people in New South Wales will be able to request med...
Regarding whether Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands allow foreign citizens to use their euthanasia services? Netizens reply
Do Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands allow euthanasia services for foreign citizens?
Answer 1:
A retired doctor who has practiced medicine...
More foreigners request euthanasia in Belgium
About 150 foreigners have undergone euthanasia in Belgium over the past six years. Most of the patients are from France and are over 50 years old. Most of them have progressive neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or are in the final stages of cancer.
Rates of euthanasia and assisted dying are soaring. But where are they legal?
It is available in an increasing number of countries and jurisdictions, except in the UK, where it remains illegal
What is the regulation and framework for providing euthanasia in the Netherlands?
There are many ways to intentionally hasten the end of life. Euthanasia is the most explicit and is only performed when the patient clearly expresses their wish to die. The Netherlands has statutory rules and procedures for termination of life upon request.
Under Dutch law, any act aimed at ending life is in principle a criminal offence. The only immunity from criminal liability is when the patient is experiencing unbearable pain with no hope of improvement and the attending physician meets the statutory standard of due care.
The context of euthanasia in the Netherlands
Right-to-die advocates often point to the Netherlands as an example of how voluntary euthanasia for competent terminally ill patients can work without abuse, with the assistance of a doctor. But the facts show otherwise.
