A law allowing assisted suicide has taken effect in Austria, APA reports citing BBC.
From Saturday, adults who are terminally ill or have a permanent, debilitating condition, can opt to make provisions for an assisted death.
Parliament approved the new law in December, following a constitutional court ruling on the issue.
The practice will be tightly regulated, with each case assessed by two doctors - one of whom would have to be a palliative medicine expert.
Officials say the government has also allocated funds to develop palliative care to ensure no one chooses to die when other options are available.
Assisted suicide, in which somebody is given the means to end their own life, is legal in neighbouring Switzerland.
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