New law allowing assisted suicide takes effect Austria
From Saturday, adults who are terminally ill or have a permanent, debilitating condition, can opt to make provisions for an assisted death.The practice will be tightly regulated, with each case assessed by two doctors - one of whom would have to be a palliative medicine expert.
It's also been decriminalised in several European countries, including Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. After gaining approval from two doctors, patients must wait for 12 weeks to reflect on their decision - or two weeks if they have a terminal illness. Until now, under Austrian law, anyone who induced or helped someone to kill themselves faced up to five years in prison.
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