*11.5.2 United States of America*

The USA holds euthanasia illegal everywhere, in every state. However, 10 of 50 states and the District of Columbia have laws protecting physicians involved in

physician-assisted suicide if procedures are followed. These states will be examined in detail in the subsequent section.

#### **11.6 Countries in which physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia are illegal**

**Table 1** lists several specific countries in which PAS or euthanasia are not protected. The fact that a country is not on the list attests only to lack of information and does not imply that PAS or euthanasia might be legal in unlisted countries.
