Which one of the following has legalised euthanasia ?

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Q: 76 (IAS/1996)
Which one of the following has legalised euthanasia ?

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,35,33,35,15,14,4

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{'euthanasia': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'texas': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'northern territory': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'quebec': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'canada': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'australia': [27, 3, 32, 29], 'usa': [12, 5, 29, 27], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'maharashtra': [1, 0, 0, 1]}

Alert - correct answer should be Quebec in Canada.

Let`s break down each option:

1) Texas, USA - Euthanasia, or the act of willingly ending one`s life to cease suffering or pain, is not legal in Texas or any other state in the USA.

2) Northern Territory, Australia - While the Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in the world to pass right to die legislation (Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995), it was subsequently overturned by the federal government of Australia.

3) Quebec, Canada - Canada, including the province of Quebec, fully legalized both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in 2016, under certain circumstances, through the passing of Bill C-14.

4) Maharashtra, India - The practice of euthanasia is not allowed in Maharashtra or any other state in India. However, passive euthanasia was legalized by the supreme court of India in 2018 under strict guidelines. This is not the same as euthanasia.

The correct answer to the question `which of the following has legalized euthanasia` is Quebec, Canada, not Texas, USA as stated.