Euthanasia in Spain has been legal since 25 June 2021, when the Organic Law for the Regulation of Euthanasia[1] came into force, three months after its publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE; English: Official State Gazette), after being approved by the Cortes Generales on 18 March 2021.[2][3] Said law decriminalizes medical aid to die and specifies who, when and with what requirements it may be provided.[4] With its approval, Spain became the sixth state in the world to recognize nationwide the right to euthanasia.[5][6] Between June 2021 and December 2022, there have been an estimated 370 cases of euthanasia deaths.[7]
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- ^ RTVE.es (2021-03-18). "El mapa de la eutanasia en el mundo: legal en siete países l RTVE". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "370 personas se han acogido a la Ley de Eutanasia desde su entrada en vigor hace dos años". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2024-10-01.