Talk:Assisted suicide

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In Wikipedia, it didn’t mention Netherlands is the first country in the world formally to legalise euthanasia. I think it should be added since there is a sentence in Wikipedia that voluntary euthanasia was legalized in Colombia (in 1997), the Netherlansa (in 2002). It’s not correct. Colombia is not the first country to legalize the euthanasia. It will mislead reader. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xxchen1999 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 2 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This has since been added to the article. -- Beland (talk) 02:09, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"If a person is unable to provide consent it is referred to as non-voluntary euthanasia. Killing a person who does not want to die, or who is capable of giving consent and whose consent has not been solicited, is the crime of involuntary euthanasia, and is regarded as murder."

While it seems in that some people have confused the issue, the above statement is clear. Given this, should not the article be balanced and avoid the danger of being seen to be pushing a pro-euthanasia point of view? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.151.2.22 (talk) 07:25, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's what the article says and the article does aim to be neutral. The intent of your comment is somewhat unclear; is there a specific change to that wording you would like to propose? -- Beland (talk) 02:06, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

While it is less one correction that is required to be made in the interests of balance, does not the general tone of the article need to be changed? 91.110.75.1 (talk) 08:14, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What specific passages do you find contribute to an unbalanced tone? -- Beland (talk) 18:48, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could this article highlight that the debate on 'Assisted Suicide' did not just appear from nowhere, but is part of long-running campaign? Then again, if the article is to fully report concerns about quality of life and death, then might it not highlight calls for better funding of first-rate end of life care? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.166.137 (talk) 09:14, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Various advocacy organizations and dates of various advocacy documents are already mentioned in the article. It's unclear what you mean by "long-running"; do you have specific facts you want to see included or reliable sources that could be cited? -- Beland (talk) 02:04, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]