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Brothers go to court to stop suicide of sibling

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:08:43 +0200

Two men have filed a legal bid to prevent the Swiss assisted suicide association Exit from helping their older brother to kill himself, the group said on Tuesday.

Assisted suicide on the rise in Switzerland

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:15:26 +0200

More people than ever are ending their lives through assisted suicide in Switzerland, most often because they are suffering from cancer.

Majority of over 50s consider assisted suicide

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:03:22 +0200

Two thirds of the over 50s in German-speaking Switzerland have considered resorting to euthanasia to end their lives when the time comes, according to a survey.

30 percent leap in assisted deaths in Switzerland

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:56:19 +0100

782 people chose to end their lives with the help of assisted dying group Exit in 2015 - 199 more than in the previous year.

Exit records dramatic rise in assisted suicides

Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:47:45 +0100

The Swiss right-to-die organization Exit says it helped 583 people to die in German-speaking Switzerland in 2014, 124 more than the previous year.

Basel debates second Swiss right-to-die clinic

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:26:08 +0200

Exit, the Swiss organization that helps people to end their own lives, has asked local authorities for permission to change its Basel office into a facility for assisted suicide. If agreed, the building would become the second such facility in Switzerland, after Dignitas.

'Suicide tourists' double in three years

Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:28:00 +0200

A total of 172 "suicide tourists" travelled to Switzerland in 2012 – double the 2009 number – to die with medical assistance, a practice prohibited in many countries, a study said on Thursday.

Switzerland won't tighten assisted suicide rules

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:06:00 +0200

Proposals to tighten rules on assisted suicide in Switzerland - including a possible ban on suicide tourism - have been defeated by the country's lawmakers.

Zurich hosts global dignity in death debate

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:46:00 +0200

Groups supporting the right to hasten dying will meet in Zurich this week for a global conference on assisted suicide, reigniting the debate on dignified death.

Swiss canton to vote on assisted suicide

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:43:47 +0200

The people of the canton of Vaud will vote in June on whether to require nursing homes and hospitals to accept assisted suicide on their premises.

300 Swiss died by assisted suicide in 2009

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:48:00 +0200

Three hundred Swiss residents died in 2009 by assisted suicide, according to the first such official data published by the Swiss Federal Statistics Office on Tuesday.

More assisted suicides in 2011: report

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:43:00 +0100

The number of assisted deaths carried out by the Swiss association Dignitas rose by 35 percent last year, it was reported on Sunday.

Zurich voters reject suicide clinic curbs

Mon, 16 May 2011 13:51:00 +0200

Voters in the Swiss region of Zurich, which has become known as a hub for "death tourism", voted on Sunday against plans to restrict assisted suicide to local residents.