1.  In Britain, he was prominent in organizations in favor of liberalizing the law on abortion and of legalizing voluntary euthanasia.

2.  This year the country became the first in the world to legalize euthanasia and to give same-sex marriages the status of heterosexual marriages.

3.  While the new law would legalize euthanasia if the rules are followed, it does not give a patient the right to euthanasia.

4.  Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would have legalized voluntary euthanasia if voters also approved it in a referendum.

5.  Dutch parliament legalizes euthanasia.

6.  Edouard Delruelle, a panel member and University of Liege philosophy lecturer, said he favored legalizing euthanasia.

7.  Dutch parliament approves a bill legalizing euthanasia.

8.  Last year, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia.

9.  Since then, both the Netherlands and Belgium have legalized euthanasia under strict conditions.

10.  The bill makes the Northern Territory the first government to legalize voluntary euthanasia.