LESSON 17 (world status of euthanasia) Flashcards by Trisha Mae Estaris | Brainscape

Q

First modern industrialized nation to fully sanction physician assisted suicide

A

Netherlands

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Law allows assisted suicide as long as drug is taken without any help

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German speaking nations

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Allows physician assisted suicide as long as there is “no self seeking motives”

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Switzerland

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Q

Second western nation to legalized physician assisted suicide

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Belgium

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Q

Doctors allowed to prescribe lethal doses to terminally ill patients to “aid in dying” in five states

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United States

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Q

In this country, active euthanasia is illegal

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United States

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