title: [Euthanasia outside Europe].
abstract: The passive form of euthanasia is legalized almost in every civilized country. Its active form is not a generally accepted legal institution. In Europe, active euthanasia is legalized only in The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. In Australia, the Act on the Rights of the Terminally Ill of 1995 legalized the institution of assisted suicide, which is not identical to active euthanasia. The difference lies in the fact that legalized active euthanasia means that the author of a murder is not punishable (under certain circumstances), whilst assisted suicide is not about murder, rather about suicide. In the first case, the patient is killed on his or her request by someone else. In the second case, the patient himself or herself executes the act of self-killing (by the assistance of a healthcare worker). In Australia, the institution of assisted suicide was repealed in 1997. Assisted suicide is legal in four USA member states: in Vermont, Washington, Montana and Oregon. In Uruguay, the active form of euthanasia has been legal since 1932.
authors.affiliation: Szegedi Tudományegyetem Szeged Szentháromság u. 20. 6722.
authors.forename: Máté
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Julesz
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D001315:Australia; D002835:Christianity; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005060:Europe; D028601:Euthanasia, Active / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D057193:Medical Tourism / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028723:Personhood; D011788:Quality of Life; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D019452:Terminally Ill; D013795:Thanatology; D014481:United States; D014583:Uruguay
keywords: assisted suicide; asszisztált öngyilkosság; büntetőjog; criminal law; eutanázia; eutanázia Európában; eutanázia Európán kívül; euthanasia; euthanasia in Europe; euthanasia outside Europe; joguralom; rule of law