New Federal laws, however, threaten to make the Oregon measure unworkable. Dr Kevorkian continued to assist in suicides in the state of Michigan until finally convicted and is now in prison. For a quick update on US cases and laws, see the Choice in Dying site. Other countries Colombia is currenly the latest country to 'legalise' voluntary euthanasia, and the only one where the legislation seems to be standing. Congress still has power to regulate the law, but not to object to it.
Reports show that euthanasia and assisted suicide is practiced illegally in many countries.
Russell Ogden reported case studies in Canada of assisted suicides with buddies helping terminally ill AIDS patients. A British Medical Journal Report showed that many UK doctors who had been faced with a euthanasia has acceded to the request. A-Z Index and Quotes database . There are no laws to allow assisted suicide in practice in Germany or Switzerland, contrary to frequent claims. To see how cases are handled, students may wish to refer to our quotations database .