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Human euthanasia policies have also been developed by a variety of NGOs, most notably medical associations and advocacy organizations. As of October 2015, human euthanasia is legal only in the Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia and Luxembourg.Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Albania and in the US states of Washington, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Montana and California (effective January 1, 2016).Human euthanasia was criminalized in Mexico, Thailand, and the Northern Territory of Australia.uthanasia is illegal in Australia. It once was legal in the Northern Territory, by the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995. In 1997, the Australian Federal Government overrode the Northern Territory legislation through the introduction of the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997.
advertisement. Belgium became the first country in the world to allow terminally ill children of any age the right to die by euthanasia after passing a historic law Thursday. As expected, the law passed the Belgian lower parliamentary house by 86 votes to 44 with 12 abstentions, according to a Reuters report.uthanasia, the act of a doctor directly killing a patient, has seen a rapid rise in popularity for adults in Belgium, where it was legalized in 2002. The Netherlands and Luxembourg are the only countries where the practice is legal. Reuters contributed to this story.