In Sweden, a doctor who provides a lethal dose of suicidal medicine may lose his or her medical credentials. And it is completely forbidden to actively assist in a suicide, that is, to inject or help someone who can not move to bring the glass with the lethal dose to the mouth.
The discussion about whether euthanasia should be allowed or not, has been brought to the fore in the reported case. Several political parties are working on the issue and Dagens Nyheter has compiled what they stand for.
The Left Party refers DN to an answer, written by the party's healthcare policy spokesperson Karin Rågsjö, to an internal question about parliamentary inquiry 2018 "If healthcare would offer this, it would raise many ethical issues and principles that must be weighed against each other."
The Social Democrats are against legalization and do not want a parliamentary inquiry.
In 2015, the Green Party decided as the first party to advocate an investigation into euthanasia.
The Center Party says no to euthanasia and does not want to see a parliamentary inquiry into the matter.
The Liberals want to see a parliamentary inquiry into whether euthanasia should be allowed and, if so, in what form. Such an investigation would serve as a basis for decisions and the party will submit a motion in the matter to the Riksdag during the autumn.
The moderates believe that Sweden should not legalize euthanasia. But also believes that the issue is complex and since the year a group within the party has been working on the issue.
The Christian Democrats think that active euthanasia and assisted dying should still be banned, and do not want to see a parliamentary inquiry.
The Sweden Democrats have historically been against euthanasia but appointed an internal working group to look at whether the party should support a parliamentary inquiry or not at last year's national days.