Title: Medical Ethics - Euthanasia
Headings: Medical Ethics – Euthanasia
Medical Ethics – Euthanasia
Types of Euthanasia
The Controversy
Ethical questions
Arguments for euthanasia
Arguments against euthanasia
The Law
Countries that have Legalised Euthanasia
The United States
Singapore
The United Kingdom
Cases and Examples
2019 Case in the Netherlands
Tine Nys (Belgium)
Diane Pretty (The United Kingdom)
Applying Ethical Principles
Further Reading
References

Content: This could threaten to make society less caring towards the old and the sick. The Law
Countries that have Legalised Euthanasia
In April 2002, the Netherlands became the first country to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. It imposed a strict set of conditions: the patient must be suffering unbearable pain, their illness must be incurable, and the demand must be made in “full consciousness” by the patient. Belgium passed a law in 2002 legalising euthanasia, becoming the second country in the world to do so. The law says doctors can help patients to end their lives when they freely express a wish to die because they are suffering intractable and unbearable pain. Patients can also receive euthanasia if they have clearly stated it before entering a coma or similar vegetative state. Source: The Guardian
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are also legal in some circumstances in Canada, Colombia and Luxembourg. The United States
Once again, the US is characterised by the “different states, different laws” framework.