Assisted Suicide in Austria – the new legal framework

Authors

  • Lamiss Khakzadeh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15168/2284-4503-2242

Keywords:

assisted suicide, end of life, human rights, killing on request, self-determination

Abstract

In 2020 the Austrian Constitutional Court repealed a legal provision prohibiting assisted suicide. This essay deals with the Court’s decision and its consequences and focuses particularly on the new regulation on assisted suicide that entered into force in January 2022.

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Published

2022-04-12

How to Cite

1.
Khakzadeh L. Assisted Suicide in Austria – the new legal framework. BioLaw [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 12 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];(1):135-43. Available from: https://teseo.unitn.it/biolaw/article/view/2242

Issue

No. 1 (2022)

Section

Commentaries

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