Euthanasi around the world...!

Euthanasia has been legalized in many countries through several years:

Netherlands: Netherlands was the first nation to legalize euthanasia in 2002. The country's laws put certain conditions for being able to practice euthanasia:

• The patient must be suffering from unbearable pain.
• The illness must be incurable.
• The appeal should be made in full consciousness of the patient.

France: euthanasia was considered against the law in France. In 2005, the laws of France introduced the concept of “left to die” under strict conditions. It allowed doctors to stop any treatment which is of no use and works as an artificial life. Also, it allowed doctors to prescribe pain killers to patients which can effect as a side effects to shorten life.

United States: Euthanasia is legal in five US states. Doctors are allowed to prescribe lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients. But it has always been controversial in US.

Germany and Switzerland: In both the countries, active assisted suicide is legalized.

• In Germany, euthanasia is legal as long as lethal drug is taken without anybody's help (come-one guiding patient’s hand).
• In Switzerland, law allows assisted suicide as long as there are no “self-seeking motives” involved. The country has tolerated the creation of organization such as Exit, which provides assisted dying services for a fee.

Belgium: This becomes a second nation to pass the laws for legalizing euthanasia in 2002. The law mentioned that doctors can help patients to end their lives when they freely express a wish to die because of the incurable pain and sufferings. Patients can also get euthanasia if they have clearly stated it before going to the state of coma or similar state.

Reference: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/17/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-laws-world