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The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is

  1. Switzerland

  2. New Zealand

  3. USA

  4. Netherlands
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Netherlands was the first country to formally legalize medically assisted suicide and euthanasia through the Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (EUTHANASIA) Act, which came into effect on April 1, 2002. Switzerland allowed assisted suicide since 1942 but under different conditions (not requiring physician involvement in the same way).

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