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Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
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26(4): 322-328, 2015. tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
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 physicians intentionally administering a treatment -usually medication- to cause the patients death, with the patients 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.