Resumen

TORRES RODRIGUEZ, Oscar Enrique. The regulation of euthanasia in Belgium: more than twenty-two years of ethical, medical, and legal experience. Bol. Mex. Der. Comp. [online]. 2025, vol.58, n.172, e19091.  Epub 19-Ago-2025. ISSN 2448-4873.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24484873e.2025.172.19091.

The latent possibility of a future regulation of euthanasia in Mexico makes necessary to study different regulatory experiences existing in other latitudes. The criminalization of euthanasia in our country constitutes a clear limit to the functionalism as a method for carrying out a functional comparative study in this field. Therefore, this article is a study of foreign law which aims to provide a contextualized and in-depth analysis of the more than twenty years of ethical, medical and legal practice concerning the regulation of euthanasia in Belgium. In addition to a reasoned description of the Belgian Euthanasia Bill of 2002, a comprehensive explanation of the reasons behind the regulatory provisions will be offered. Different details about the practice will be addressed in order to generate a better understanding of the evolution of euthanasia in Belgium. The objective is to contribute to a future judicial or legislative debate in Mexico by analyzing important issues that have been raised during these last 22 years of euthanasia experience.

Palabras llave : euthanasia; regulation; legal practice; medical practice; Belgium.

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