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==United States==

==United States==

In the [[United States]] suicide was - technically - a crime in a few states until recent years; however [[assisted suicide]] is considered a crime in most states (often akin to [[homicide]]). [[Oregon]] <ref>http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pas/</ref> and [[Washington]] <ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/11/05/washington-passes-initiative-1000-legalizing-physician-assisted-suicide/</ref> are the only two states in the United States which currently allow assisted suicide. Both states enforce strict mandates on the availability and administration of the procedure.

In the [[United States]] suicide was - technically - a crime in a few states until recent years; however [[assisted suicide]] is considered a crime in most states (often akin to [[homicide]]). [[Oregon]] <ref>http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pas/</ref>, [[Washington]] <ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/11/05/washington-passes-initiative-1000-legalizing-physician-assisted-suicide/</ref>, and [[Montana]]<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0102/Montana-becomes-third-state-to-legalize-physician-assisted-suicide</ref> are the only states in the United States which currently allow assisted suicide. The states enforce strict mandates on the availability and administration of the procedure.

Many advocates for assisted suicide claim that this is one of the few situations where the act itself is legal, and yet the assistance of the act is a crime.<ref> http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/arguments.html#1</ref>

Many advocates for assisted suicide claim that this is one of the few situations where the act itself is legal, and yet the assistance of the act is a crime.<ref> http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/arguments.html#1</ref>