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Assisted suicide (also called medical aid in dying (MAID), assisted dying, or physician-assisted suicide (PAS)) describes the process by which a person, with the help of others, takes drugs to end their life. [1] [2] This medical practice is an end-of-life measure for a person suffering a painful, terminal illness. [3]
All Australian states have passed laws allowing voluntary assisted dying (as it is known in Australia), which allow physician-assisted suicide where a person suffers a medical condition that is advanced, incurable, irreversible, causes intolerable suffering, and will cause the person's death in the next six months, or 12 months for ...
The name given to the act of MAiD varies by country: in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg, the act is referred to as euthanasia; another European term is physician-assisted dying (PAD); and medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is the common term in Canada. The terms PAD and MAiD cover assisted suicide as well as euthanasia.
The Dignity in Dying campaign group says more than 200 million people around the world have legal access to assisted dying. Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide since 1942.
Euthanasia or assisted dying has been decriminalized in European countries like Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Austria, and Portugal, according to Euro News. Switzerland was the first ...
Rates of euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) have increased substantially in developed countries, with wide variance in the rates of increase. [61] Eligibility for euthanasia varies across jurisdictions where it is legal. [62] Some countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands allow euthanasia for mental illness. [63]
People with incurable illnesses who advocate for the right to die are pushing legislatures in their Latin American countries to allow for euthanasia.
Those who witness others die are "particularly convinced" that the law should be changed to allow assisted death. [51] Today in many countries there is a shortage of hospital space. Medical personnel and hospital beds could be used for people whose lives could be saved instead of continuing the lives of those who want to die, thus increasing ...