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Canada allows euthanasia, which was prohibited here 22. The decision of the Supreme Court of the country states that patients people experiencing intolerable suffering or completely incurable, have the right to voluntary departure from this life. Especially it is noted that mentally ill patients are not entitled to this procedure.
More recently, euthanasia of terminally ill patients was considered in Canada. a crime punishable by imprisonment of a doctor, who committed such an act, for a period of up to fourteen years.
In 2012, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canadian province) it was stated that the law prohibiting euthanasia, violates the rights of seriously and terminally ill people, and therefore is unconstitutional.
Today, euthanasia is allowed in only a few countries – The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium – as well as selected US states. But pediatric euthanasia on today is permitted only in the Netherlands and Belgium. IN Holland right to voluntarily leave this life can Take advantage of children over twelve years old.
Assisted suicide is permitted only in case of unbearable suffering caused by various fatal diseases.
Note that the church categorically opposes euthanasia, considering such a step a deadly sin, and both from patient, and by the doctor.
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