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Correct Answer: All of the above
Description: (D) All of the above # Non-active euthanasia, or assisted suicide, is legal in three US states: 1. Oregon; 2. Washington; 3. Montana New Hampshire is currently considering a bill on assisted suicide Active euthanasia, commonly referred simply as euthanasia, is only legal in: 1. Netherlands 2. Belgium Euthenasia is legal in Switzerland. Assisted suicide is also legal in: 1. Albania 2. Luxembourg# Legal Aspects: Euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. It was legalized in the Northern Territory of Australia in 1995, but that legislation was repealed in 1997.> Euthanasia is not legal in any state in the United States. With certain conditions, in Switzerland, a layperson can legally assist suicide.> In the United States, physician-assisted suicide is legal in Oregon and Washington State if multiple criteria are met and then only after a process that includes a 15-day waiting period.> In 2009, the state supreme court of Montana ruled that state law permits physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. In all other countries and all other states in the United States, physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal explicitly or by common law.DEFINITIONS OF ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIATermDefinitionLegal Status* Voluntary active euthanasiaIntentionally administering medications or other interventions to cause the patient's death with the patient's informed consentNetherlandsBelgium* Involuntary active euthanasiaIntentionally administering medications or other interventions to cause the patient's death when the patient was competent to consent but did not--e.g., the patient may not have been askedNowhere* Passive euthanasiaWithholding or withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatments from a patient to let him or her die (terminating life-sustaining treatments)Everywhere* Physician- assisted suicideA physician provides medications or other interventions to a patient with the understanding that the patient can use them to commit suicideOregonNetherlandsBelgium, Switzerland
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