Assertion: active euthanasia | /r/HasProperty | illegal
Facets:
value: in the country
type: LOCATION
value: throughout the world
type: LOCATION
value: in the united states
type: LOCATION
value: in the united kingdom
type: LOCATION
value: in india
type: LOCATION
value: throughout the u.s.
type: LOCATION
value: as of 2010
type: TEMPORAL
value: in mexico
type: LOCATION
value: almost always
type: TEMPORAL
value: in canada
type: LOCATION
value: from this month
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the United States, while active euthanasia is illegal throughout the U.S., assisted suicide is legal in Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California (effective from June 2016), one county in New Mexico, and is de facto legal in Montana.
text: Active euthanasia, however, is legal or de facto legal in only a handful of countries (for example: Belgium, Canada and Switzerland), which limit it to specific circumstances and require the approval of counselors and doctors or other specialists.
text: Active euthanasia, including the administration of lethal compounds for the purpose of ending life, is still illegal in India, and in most countries.
text: In Mexico, active euthanasia is illegal but since 7 January 2008 the law allows the terminally ill —or closest relatives, if unconscious— to refuse medication or further medical treatment to extend life (also known as passive euthanasia) in Mexico City, in the central state of Aguascalientes (since 6 April 2009) and, since 1 September 2009, in the Western state of Michoacán.
text: Active euthanasia is illegal in the United Kingdom.
text: Active euthanasia is illegal throughout the United States.
text: While active euthanasia is illegal throughout the U.S., assisted suicide is legal in Colorado, Oregon, Hawaii, Washington, Vermont, Maine, New Jersey, California, the District of Columbia, one county in New Mexico, and is de facto legal in Montana.
text: While active euthanasia is illegal in Canada, passive euthanasia will not have legal consequences.
text: Active euthanasia, including the administration of lethal compounds for the purpose of ending life, is still illegal in India, and in most countries.
text: Elsewhere in the world active euthanasia is almost always illegal.
text: Active euthanasia on newborns is illegal throughout the world, with the de facto exception of the Netherlands mentioned above.
text: However, active euthanasia is still illegal in the country.
text: Active euthanasia is still illegal in this country.
text: The active euthanasia is illegal in most countries and legal in a couple of states in the USA and Netherland.
text: Active euthanasia is illegal in the United Kingdom.
text: Active euthanasia is illegal in the United States and in most other countries (exceptions: the Netherlands and Belgium)
text: Therefore, there is no tenable ethical distinction between active euthanasia (which is illegal) and passive euthanasia (which is legal).
text: Indeed, since active euthanasia is illegal, doctors may instead simply administer pain-relief medication at fatal doses to alleviate the suffering caused by the withholding of food and drink, which is entirely legal in France since food and drink are considered forms of treatment.
text: Starting first with the countries where assisted suicide is legal to be moving on to countries where active euthanasia is legal, these are the ones we’ve found:
text: Active euthanasia is only legal in a few countries, such as Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
text: Active euthanasia is typically more controversial than passive euthanasia, and is only legal in a handful of countries or regions within certain countries.
text: Active euthanasia, on the other hand, is far less common and as of 2010 was legal in only a few places, such as the Netherlands and in the states of Oregon and Washington in the US.
text: South Korea: Active euthanasia is legal from this month, under provisions of the Well-Dying Bill.
text: Starting first with the countries where assisted suicide is legal to be moving on to countries where active euthanasia is legal, these are the ones we’ve found: