Overseas
Why are so many doctors and politicians concerned about the legalisation of 'assisted dying?' Partly, it is because they follow developments from places such as Oregon, Canada and Belgium where assisted suicide and/or euthanasia has already been legalised.
In this section you will find a wide range of reports on how well the law is working in jurisdictions which have gone down the 'assisted dying' route.
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Oregon – The upward trend continues.
Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act: 2012 Annual Report.
France: ‘Penser solidairement la vie’ (Report on end-of-life care).
Lessons that should be heeded, not brushed under the carpet.
Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon and Washington.
Dutch Regional Euthanasia Review Committees: 2011 Annual Report.
Euthanasia in Belgium: 10 years on (European Institute of Bioethics).
Euthanasia in Belgium: 2010 and 2011.
Too early to form reliable conclusions, but some worrying signs.
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