In cases of euthanasia the physician administers the means of death, usually a lethal drug.
In assisted suicide, it is required that the person voluntarily expresses their wish to die, and also makes a request for medication for the purpose of ending their life.
Assisted suicide thus involves a person’s self-administration of deadly drugs that are supplied by a doctor.
Assisted suicide is legal in Austria,[12][13] Belgium,[14] Canada,[15] Luxembourg,[16] the Netherlands,[17] New Zealand,[18] Spain[19] and Switzerland.
[20] This list contains notable people who have died via either legal voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide.