Harish Rana, an Indian youth who spent over a decade in a vegetative state, became the first case where the Supreme Court allowed withdrawal of life support under passive euthanasia rules.
Days later, in Spain, Noelia Castillo Ramos, a 25-year-old paralysed after an assault, died by legal euthanasia after a protracted legal battle with her family over her right to do so.
Her death reignited debate on assisted dying, laws over which differ widely across countries.
Here's a look at the legal status of euthanasia and assisted dying around the world.
India's Supreme Court invoked India's passive euthanasia framework for the first time to permit withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, allowing Harish Rana to die.
Spain legalised euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in 2021 for patients experiencing unbearable suffering due to serious or incurable conditions.
Other countries with varying laws on euthanasia include the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Germany, France, and Ireland.
