Euthanasia
What is it?
Etymologically it means “good death”, and it refers to the action that a doctor performs to induce the death of a patient who has freely requested it because he is enduring an intolerable suffering for which there is no relief, and that is caused by a disease or a medical condition for which there are no healing options.
Such action is a painless procedure that causes a fast unconsciousness followed by an irreversible cardiorespiratory arrest.
Articles and information
El derecho a decidir: eutanasia y suicido asistido (The Right to Decide: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide)
Asunción Álvarez del Río
Eutanasia y suicidio médicamente asistido. ¿Cuál es el problema? (Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide. What is the Problem?)
Asunción Álvarez del Río
Manifestaciones anticipadas de voluntad (Advance Directive Manifestations)
Ingrid Brena Sesma
A todo Terreno (All Terrain)
Pamela Cerdeira
Entrevista Radio Fórmula (Radio Fórmula Interview)
Amparo Espinosa Rugarcía
End-of-life choices in Mexico Public opinions and the catholic church influence
Asunción Álvarez del Río
DERECHO A UNA MUERTE DIGNA: LA NECESIDAD DE REGULACIÓN DE LA EUTANASIA Y EL SUICIDIO ASISTIDO EN MÉXICO (RIGHT TO A DIGNIFIED DEATH: THE NEED FOR REGULATION OF EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE IN MEXICO)
Ivonne Martínez Fernández
INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF EUTHANASIA AND PAS
| Country | Euthanasia | Assisted Suicide | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | X | X | PAS was temporarily legal in the Northern Territory |
| Belgium | ✓ | ✓ | Includes children |
| Canada |
✓ |
✓ |
Euthanasia only in Quebec |
| Colombia | ✓ | X | |
| Denmark | X | X | Vital support treatment suspension is legal |
| Finland | X | ✓ | |
| Germany |
X |
✓ |
Generally, suicide is not punished |
| Holland |
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Israel | X | X | Vital support treatment suspension is legal |
| Japan |
✓ |
X |
Euthanasia is not punished |
| Luxembourg |
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Mexico |
X |
X |
Vital support treatment suspension is legal |
| Uruguay |
X |
X |
Assisted suicide is pardoned if done for compassion and was requested repeatedly |
| United States of America | X | ✓ | Only in the States of California, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. |
| Scotland | X | ✓ | Generally, suicide is not punished |
| Switzerland |
X |
✓ |
The patient doesn’t require a terminal illness, a volunteer can assist him/her |
