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The California End of Life Option Act was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on October 5, 2015, with Brown taking the unusual step of releasing a personal statement in which he indicated his dilemma regarding the consideration of the ethical issues involved and that he felt unable to deny the right of choice to others. [2] [12]
Involuntary euthanasia is widely opposed and is regarded as a crime in all legal jurisdictions, although it has been legal in the past in some jurisdictions, notably Nazi Germany. Reference to it or fear of it is sometimes used as a reason for not changing laws relating to voluntary euthanasia.
Involuntary euthanasia is illegal in all 50 states of the United States. [1] Assisted suicide is legal in 10 jurisdictions in the US: Washington, D.C. [2] and the states of California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine, [3] New Jersey, [4] Hawaii, and Washington. [5]
Non-voluntary euthanasia (patient's consent unavailable) and involuntary euthanasia is illegal in all countries. Voluntary euthanasia is legal in Botswana, Belgium, [3] Canada, [4] Colombia, [5] Luxembourg, [6] the Netherlands, [7] New Zealand, [8] Portugal [9] and Spain, [10] and was previously legal in the Northern Territory. [11]
Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary types can be further divided into passive or active variants. [28] Passive euthanasia entails the withholding treatment necessary for the continuance of life. [3] Active euthanasia entails the use of lethal substances or forces (such as administering a lethal injection), and is more controversial. While ...
Thousands of animals facing euthanasia in overcrowded California shelters may soon be getting help. This week a proposed bill that would require shelters to give 72-hours advance notice before an ...
In California, voters chose to keep the status quo, allowing "involuntary servitude" to remain legal in prisons. On the other side of the state line, Nevada voters overwhelmingly passed a measure ...
As euthanasia is a health issue, under the Australian constitution this falls to state and territory governments to legislate and manage. Euthanasia was legal within the Northern Territory during parts of 1996–1997 as a result of the territory parliament passing Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995.