Countries that allow assisted dying

British MPs vote in favour of legalising assisted dying, taking the country a step closer to joining to a growing list of territories that sanction euthanasia in extreme cases

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Legalised (introduced)

1. Switzerland (1942)
2. United States (1997)*
11 jurisdictions:
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon
Vermont
Washington
Washington DC
3. Belgium (2002)
4. Netherlands (2002)
5. Luxembourg (2009)
6. Colombia (2014)
7. Canada (2016)
8. Australia (2019)
Six states:
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
9. New Zealand (2021)
10. Spain (2021)
11. Austria (2022)
12. Ecuador (2024)

Under review

13. France
14. Germany
15. Ireland
16. UK

*Oregon was first U.S. state to legalise assisted dying in 1997
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