Assisted Death

The plan does not address active dying. The closest principle is bodily autonomy and the right to freely shape one's own life, which the plan highlights as crucial for people's power over their lives. From that principle, an inquiry into how a right to active dying can be designed with clear boundaries is compatible with the plan, while the plan's requirement for broad, high-quality care remains.

• bodily autonomydecisive»Starka sexuella och reproduktiva rättigheter är avgörande för människors kroppsliga autonomi och makt över sina liv.« (party programme ↗)“Strong sexual and reproductive rights are crucial for people's bodily autonomy and power over their lives.”
• freedom to shape one's life»Alla ska kunna forma sina liv fritt, oavsett kön.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should be able to shape their lives freely, regardless of gender.”
• high-quality care»Vi vill investera brett i vården så att den håller hög kvalitet i alla delar.« (party programme ↗)“We want to invest broadly in healthcare so that it maintains high quality in all parts.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

Neither the election manifesto nor the party programme says anything about euthanasia. The closest principles are that society should be strong and protect those in vulnerable situations and that the equal value of every person is fundamental, which argues against opening for active euthanasia. At the same time, the plan contains a strong principle of self-determination over one's own body, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• protection for the vulnerabledecisive»Socialdemokratin vill se ett starkt samhälle som skyddar den som befinner sig i en utsatt position« (party programme ↗)“Social Democracy wants to see a strong society that protects those in vulnerable situations”
• equal value of every person»För socialdemokratin är övertygelsen om varje människas lika värde grundläggande.« (party programme ↗)“For Social Democracy, the conviction that every person has equal value is fundamental.”
• self-determination over own body»Vi socialdemokrater står upp för alla kvinnors rätt att bestämma över sin egen kropp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We Social Democrats stand up for all women's right to control their own body.”

The plan does not address assisted dying. The closest principles are that the Green Party is a libertarian party that defends each person's right to decide what they want to do with their life, and that care shall be dignified also at life's end. On the basis of this, room is made for an investigation of the question, but the material is weak and the conclusion inferred.

• individual self-determinationdecisive»varje persons rätt att själv avgöra vad den vill göra med« (party programme ↗)“each person's right to decide for themselves what they want to do with”
• libertarian orientation»Miljöpartiet är ett frihetligt parti.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party is a libertarian party.”
• dignified care at life's end»Alla ska mötas av en värdig vård genom hela livet – också i livets slutskede.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be met with dignified care throughout life — also at life's end.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The documents do not address assisted dying. The nearest-lying principle is that the party always defends the right to shape one's own life and that everyone shall be able to decide over their own lives through their own free choices, combined with the promise of old age with dignity. On the basis of the self-determination principle the plan speaks weakly for an inquiry to be appointed, but the grounds are thin.

• right to shape one's own lifedecisive»Centerpartiet kommer alltid försvara din rätt att forma ditt eget liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Centre Party will always defend your right to shape your own life.”
• individual self-determination»Alla ska kunna bestämma över sina egna liv genom egna och fria val.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to decide over their own lives through their own free choices.”
• dignity at life's end»Alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to have a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity.”

The plan explicitly states that people with incurable fatal diseases and a short time left to live shall have the right to end their own lives, and that the regulatory framework shall ensure clear boundaries and that the decision rests with the individual. The counter-proposal's demand for an investigation into how active assisted dying can be introduced with clear limitations is precisely what such a regulatory framework presupposes. The plan simultaneously requires good palliative care so that the quality of care does not affect the decision.

• right to end one's lifedecisive»sjukdomar och med kort tid kvar att leva ska ha rätt att själva avsluta sitt liv.« (party programme ↗)“diseases and with a short time left to live shall have the right to end their own lives.”
• clear boundaries are required»behöver säkerställa att personen bortom tvivel är döende, och att beslutet ligger hos individen« (party programme ↗)“need to ensure that the person is unquestionably dying, and that the decision rests with the individual”
• patient's self-determination»Det behövs en maktförskjutning inom hälso- och sjukvården till patienterna.« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for a shift in power within health and medical care to the patients.”
• good palliative care»Tillgången till palliativ vård i hemmet och på hospice ska vara god« (party programme ↗)“Access to palliative care at home and in hospice shall be good”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly rejects active euthanasia and instead requires advanced palliative care and pain relief at the end of life, starting from the principle that healthcare shall serve life. Human dignity is described as equally absolute and inviolable even as death approaches. An inquiry into how a right to active euthanasia can be introduced therefore directly contradicts the plan.

• active euthanasia is rejecteddecisive»Sjukvården ska stå i livets tjänst. Aktiv dödshjälp avvisas« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare shall serve life. Active euthanasia is rejected”
• human dignity at the end of life»Människovärdet är lika absolut och okränkbart även när döden närmar sig.« (party programme ↗)“Human dignity is equally absolute and inviolable even as death approaches.”
• the right to life»Rätten till liv är den grundläggande förutsättningen för övriga mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“The right to life is the fundamental precondition for other human rights.”
• rejects utilitarian ethics»Vi kristdemokrater vänder oss emot den politik, som enbart baseras på nyttoetiken« (party programme ↗)“We Christian Democrats oppose the policy based solely on utilitarian ethics”

The plan does not address assisted dying. The closest principle is that every person possesses an inviolable worth that must not be trampled or forfeited, and that the party's method is anti-radical and reformist. This speaks against appointing an inquiry into how active assisted dying can be introduced, but the conclusion is uncertain because the plan simultaneously emphasizes the individual's right to determine over their own life.

• inviolable human worthdecisive»Det är det okränkbara människovärdet som gör oss jämlika som« (party programme ↗)“It is the inviolable human worth that makes us equal as”
• human worth cannot be forfeited»får förtrampas eller kan förverkas.« (party programme ↗)“can be trampled or can be forfeited.”

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The documents do not address euthanasia. The closest principles are that every person has a fundamental and inalienable value and that the party seeks cautious progress rather than rapid reconsideration of fundamental value questions. The plan's answer to suffering at the end of life is instead care that makes it possible to age with dignity, which argues against investigating a right to active euthanasia.

• inalienable human valuedecisive»Varje människa har ett grundläggande och okränkbart värde« (party programme ↗)“Every person has a fundamental and inalienable value”
• cautious progress»Sverigedemokraterna eftersträvar ett försiktigt framåtskridande« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats seek cautious progress”
• dignified aging through care»Samhället har ett ansvar i att alla svenska medborgare ska kunna åldras med värdighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society has a responsibility that all Swedish citizens should be able to age with dignity.”