Terminally ill patients will be assisted to commit suicide on the premises of a hospital in Switzerland, even though the conditions for euthanasia will be very strict. Terminally ill patients will ...

Euthanasia or assisted death is legal in several countries – Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and New Zealand – and 11 of 50 US states.

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“Euthanasia? Over my dead body ... It’s also allowed in Switzerland (the only country with centres that offer assisted suicide to foreigners), Germany, South Korea, Japan, and in some ...