Assisted Dying Outside Canada
Click on a country or state below for links to their assisted dying legislation and, where available, data.
Australia
Belgium
- Data
- Legislation
- Original Version
- Unofficial English Version of the Belgian Act on Euthanasia
- Recent Belgian Law Reform
Colombia
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
Note: Switzerland does not have legislation that decriminalizes MAiD. Rather, Article 115 of Switzerland’s Penal Code, SR 311.0 states that “any person who for selfish motives incites or assists another to commit or attempt to commit suicide is, if that other person thereafter commits or attempts to commit suicide, liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding five years or to a monetary penalty”. Therefore, assisted suicide is not a criminal offence where the assister does not have a selfish motive.
United States
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
- Legislation
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon
- Legislation and data
- Amendment to reduce waiting period where death is imminent
Vermont
Washington
