The US state of Oregon legalized assisted dying in 1997 for terminally ill adults with six months or less to live.

It is also legal in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington and Washington DC and other states are considering legalizing it.

Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide for adults since 1942, and its Dignitas unit began operating in 1998.

Assisted dying is legal in Canada for terminally ill adults, but the country has delayed expanding its medical aid-in-dying program for people with mental illness.

Some countries have legalized teenage suicide under certain circumstances.

Netherlands, externalfor example, it legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia. Minors can request it from the age of 12, but they need parental consent until they are 16.