Belgium has [ granted a prisoner's petition for euthanasia ]( http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29209459 ) . I understand and sympathize with a prisoner's wish to die rather than spend life in prison. It worries me that there's a danger this will encourage prison conditions designed to encourage suicide, a de-facto death penalty. However, such conditions exist in many countries, [ including the US ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2010-nov-feb.html#6%20January%202011%20(Solitary%20confinement%20as%20torture) ) , where euthanasia is not allowed.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#18_September_2014_%28Prisoner_granted_euthanasia%29