Editing Right to die (section)

=== Germany ===
In February 2020, the [[Federal Constitutional Court]] ruled that the [[right to personal identity]] in German constitutional law encompasses a right to self-determined death, which in turn contains a right to suicide. Notably, this right is not limited to terminally ill patients, instead finding its limits within the requirement for the choice to be autonomous.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bundesverfassungsgericht - Press - Criminalisation of assisted suicide services unconstitutional|url=https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2020/bvg20-012.html|access-date=2021-01-30|website=www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de}}</ref> The ruling has sparked controversy, with opponents arguing that the ruling may enable peer pressure into assisted suicide.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Müller|first=Reinhard|title=Nach Sterbehilfe-Urteil: Ein Dammbruch droht|language=de|work=FAZ.NET|url=https://www.faz.net/1.6652287|access-date=2021-01-30|issn=0174-4909}}</ref>