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Euthanasia is illegal in the United States.
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1956
Killing some one in a painless fashion.
Its not legal, people have to travel to Switzerland
Euthanasia is against the law in the UK and, depending on the circumstances, will either be treated as the criminal offence of 'murder' or of 'manslaughter'. Assisted suicide is also a criminal offence under the Suicide Act.
In the UK, The Suicide Act 1961 defines assisting someone in the act of suicide to be a criminal offence. 'Euthanasia' itself is not a legal term in the UK as there are no laws relating to it, therefore cases of euthanasia are treated as either 'manslaughter' or 'murder' depending on the specific circumstances.
Euthanasia is the practice killing (typically in a painless way) for reasons of mercy. It can also be a painless death. "Having given up hope, the injured man asked the doctors for euthanasia." There are more examples here: http://www.yourdictionary.com/examples/euthanasia
To prevent his sick dog from suffering anymore, he wanted his dog to have euthanasia.
Euthanasia is illegal in Norway and is punishable by at least 8 years of prison, it is however possible to lower the sentence if the person permitted it (as the definition of euthanasia). It has long been discussed to change this law, and current law practice shows that the jury tend to waive punishment if it can be proved that it was indeed euthanasia.
Laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are in place to prevent abuse and to protect people from unscrupulous doctors and others. They are not, and never have been, intended to make anyone suffer