Title: 10 Countries Where Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Legal
Headings: 10 Countries Where Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Legal
10 Countries Where Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Legal
10 Canada
9 Albania
8 Colombia
7 Japan
6 United States
5 Germany
4 Switzerland
3 Luxembourg
2 Belgium
1 Netherlands

Content: Often religion plays a role in the opinions of those against euthanasia, but not always. While in most countries assisted suicide and euthanasia remain illegal, some nations are in the process of debating and adopting assisted suicide laws, or have already legalized assisted suicide, while three European nations have outright legalized euthanasia. Here are ten of those nations. 10 Canada
Via ksu-lkski.org
Canada is an interesting case in regards to euthanasia. While active euthanasia is illegal in Canada, the act whereby one willingly participates in the killing of someone to relieve suffering, passive euthanasia is legal. Passive euthanasia is the process by which a family member or caretaker knowingly withholds the necessities of life, such as food and water, in order to help someone die. Assisted suicide is illegal in Canada as well, though there has long been a strong movement to legalize both euthanasia and assisted suicide in the country, with various high profile court cases highlighting the argument in favor of legalizing euthanasia. Numerous provinces have also either struck down federal legislation outlawing doctor assisted suicide as in British Colombia in 2012, or recently passed measures to legalize assisted suicide as Quebec did this past June. The Canadian government debated the merits for and against legalizing euthanasia as recently as this past month. 9 Albania
Via yourmoney.com
Assisted suicide and euthanasia remain controversial in Albania, in large part due to the involvement of the church, though assisted suicide has been technically legal in the country since 1999.