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Buddhism does not offer a single, strict rule on whether euthanasia or assisted suicide are right or wrong. Shinto Most followers of the Shinto faith (the largest religion in Japan) believe that passive euthanasia is acceptable. 37 e d i c i u S Assisted e h t d n u o Laws Ar World In recent years, science, religion, and law have continually collided over many issues. Science and medicine continue to lead humans in new directions. Sometimes these new directions conflict with religious beliefs. Governments frequently step in when they believe individual rights are in danger, or if the common good of society is at risk.
45 Assisted suicide in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are illegal. But several high-profile cases have forced the government and the public to examine their attitudes, beginning with the story of Tony Bland (see Case Study on the right). The government has been challenged several times to allow more freedom for patients. In 2007 a law was proposed that would allow terminally ill patients to be prescribed drugs that they could use to commit suicide.
Robert was not just trying to get assisted suicide to be allowed by law. Instead, his lawyers challenged the constitution of the state. Theyarguedthatassistedsuicide was the same as the right to free speech or the right to vote – in other words, a right protected under a constitution. Robert Baxter won his case. But on the very day that the judge announced the ruling, Robert died of leukaemia. 43 Switzerland and Dignitas Outside of the United States, the only countries where some forms of assisted suicide are legal are in Europe.