<i>The Netherlands has the most liberal requirements—depression alone is considered a sufficient justification</i><p>To offer additional explanation here: the Dutch euthanasia legislation doesn&#x27;t explicitly enumerate allowed conditions for termination, it merely requires the patient to be experiencing irremediable suffering.<p>While that may qualify as &quot;most liberal&quot; for the patient, I&#x27;m not convinced our legislation is really that progressive: the legislation merely shields a practitioner from homicide charges <i>iff proper procedure is observed</i>. But &quot;proper procedure&quot; cannot be vetted or signed-off before the act; a criminal investigation will always be opened (as it is required for all non-natural deaths), but will be dropped if a medical ethics board agrees (post facto!) with the practitioner&#x27;s decision.<p>From the NVVE site (Dutch Society for Voluntary Termination) [1], a practitioner must:<p><pre><code>  - be convinced the patient&#x27;s decision is voluntary and well-informed
  - be convinced the patient is experiencing irremediable suffering
    (literally &quot;indefinite and unbearable suffering&quot;)
  - inform the patient about their situation and prognosis
  - agree with the patient that no acceptable alternatives exist
  - collect at least one second opinion (from a non-treating phycisian)
    that agrees with all the above
  - perform the procedure according to medical standards

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[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nvve.nl&#x2F;wat-euthanasie&#x2F;zorgvuldige-uitvoering" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nvve.nl&#x2F;wat-euthanasie&#x2F;zorgvuldige-uitvoering</a>