Will Assisted Dying in Europe impact Living With Dignity?

04/19/24 at 03:00 AM

Will Assisted Dying in Europe impact Living With Dignity? 
Medscape, by Sara Freeman; 4/17/24 
BUDAPEST — Only a handful of European countries have legislation in place that decriminalizes the act of physician-assisted dying for certain patients, such as those who are terminally ill. But in recent months, public debates on the topic have been on the rise. ... This was a topic of discussion at the annual meeting of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA 2024) in a session titled "Psychiatry and Physician-Assisted Dying: Europe — Is Diversity Needed?" [Click on the title's link for summaries about the following countries.]

  • British Organizations / United Kingdom ...
  • France ...
  • Switzerland
  • [Mentions of] Australia, Canada, Belgium, United States

Countries Where Physician-Assisted Dying Is Legal: Australia (all states), Belgium, The Netherlands, Canada, Luxembourg, United States (selected states), Spain, Switzerland

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