Laws / Proposals

Canadian

Laws

Proposals

International

Laws

Various forms of medical assisted suicide have been approved in the following states and nations. Each law has its own limits, rules and guidelines. All but Switzerland forbid foreigners this type of help to die.

• Switzerland (1940)
• Oregon (1994)
• Colombia (1997)
• The Netherlands (2002)
• Belgium (2002)
• Washington (2008)
• Luxembourg (2009)
• Montana (2009) (court ruling only)
• England & Wales (2010) (prosecution policy statement)
• Vermont (2014)
• New Mexico (2015) (court ruling under appeal)
• Quebec (2015)
• California (2015)
• Canada (2016) (details pending)

Updated September 13, 2015
©2015 Derek Humphry/ERGO

The Law in Selected Countries:
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: The Law in Selected Countries (Library of Parliament Publication No. 2015-116-E)