European countries that allow assisted dying (euthanasia)
– Slovenia, Portugal suspend law – The Slovenian parliament in July last year legalised assisted dying for lucid, terminally ill patients if their suffering was unbearable and all treatment options had been exhausted.– Spain: strict conditions – Spain adopted a law in 2021 allowing euthanasia and medically assisted dying.– Moving to regulation in Italy – In 2019, the Constitutional Court outlined the conditions under which a patient could access assisted dying without the helper facing criminal charges.
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