International situation on euthanasia varies among countries. Even though in most of the countries worldwide active euthanasia is forbidden by law, to the date four countries (The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Colombia) have approved and regulated by law active euthanasia (defined as “physician’s intentionally administering a treatment -usually medicationto cause the patient’s death, with the patient’s full, informed consent”). For a country like Chile, in which all types of euthanasia are forbidden by law, it is important to look forward to the international situation, in order to enrich public policy debate, based on the international empirical experience.
Keywords:
Eutanasia Activa, Suicidio Asistido, Derecho a Morir
Carrasco M., V. H., & Crispi G., F. . (2015). Eutanasia activa, una mirada a la situación internacional. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 26(4), pp. 322–8. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2015.71348
