Title: Euthanasia & Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) around the World - Euthanasia - ProCon.org
Headings: Euthanasia & Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) around the World
Euthanasia & Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) around the World
Legal Status in 28 Countries from Australia to Uruguay
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Content: These countries were chosen based on the availability of Legal documents and information on medical practices, and in an effort to include countries that represent a variety of cultures, religions, and ethnicities. While reasonable effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this data, do not rely on this information without first checking with a current and official edition of the applicable law. Euthanasia
PAS
Australia


Belgium


Canada


China


Colombia


Denmark


Finland


Euthanasia
PAS
France


Germany


India


Ireland


Israel


Italy


Japan


Euthanasia
PAS
Luxembourg


Mexico


The Netherlands


New Zealand


Norway


Philippines


Russia


Euthanasia
PAS
South Africa


Spain


Sweden


Switzerland


Turkey


United Kingdom


Uruguay


1. AUSTRALIA
Euthanasia: Illegal
( Legal in Victoria)
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Illegal
The Northern Territory of Australia passed the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, which Legalized voluntary euthanasia in 1995. The law went into effect on July 1, 1996 and was used by four Australians who were dying from cancer. Two 1996 court challenges, one in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory and one in the High Court, resulted in the law being declared valid. A bill to overturn the Act was introduced at the federal level on Sep. 9, 1996 and passed both Houses by Mar. 25, 1997, when the Northern Territory’s Act was officially overturned, making both euthanasia and PAS Illegal in Australia again. The Green Party introduced the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill of 2013 in Tasmania in an effort to Legalize physician-assisted suicide in that state.