The present report supplements the state of knowledge report on assisted dying published by the council in 2017. Its main purpose is to inform Swedish societal debate about developments internationally regarding assisted dying − in the law and in actual practice. Assisted dying is currently accepted in 15 countries, including nine European.
While the report does include an ethical analysis of the different ways in which assisted dying has been permitted in the jurisdictions described, it does not come to a conclusion or recommendation regarding what would be the right course of action for Sweden.
Read the report Assisted Dying. An International Survey (Smer 2024:4)