Luxembourg has become the third country in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia. The other two are its neighbours, Belgium and the Netherlands. A law published in the official register said that doctors who carry out euthanasia and assisted suicides for adults or for minors with "terminal illnesses" will not face penal sanctions or civil suits. The tiny country’s parliament voted for euthanasia last year, but the head of state, Grand Duke Henri, refused to sign the law. To get around this obstacle, the parliament rewrote the constitution so that he no longer has to approve all legislation. He now has a purely ceremonial role. ~ AFP, Mar 18