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Assisted suicide increasingly popular in Switzerland

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:50:41 +0100

More people in Switzerland than ever before are turning to assisted suicide to end their lives, according to the latest statistics.

Co-founder of Swiss assisted suicide organization Exit dies aged 100

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:26:38 +0100

Rolf Sigg, one of a group of people who founded the assisted suicide organization Exit in 1982, has died at the age of 100, according to reports.

Swiss group Exit considers extending right-to-die to elderly in good health

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:25:45 +0200

Exit, the Switzerland-based organization that helps those with incurable illnesses to end their lives, has commissioned a working group to look into the possibility of extending its remit to help elderly people who are still in good health but want to die.

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.

Swiss hospital responds to right-to-die patients

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:10:51 +0100

A hospital in the canton of Valais could allow assisted suicide within its walls “in exceptional circumstances”, it has announced.

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.

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.

Swiss canton sanctions assisted suicide

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:08:00 +0200

The canton of Vaud has voted in favour of allowing assisted suicide to take place in nursing homes, making it the first formal Swiss law on the subject.

More nursing homes allow assisted suicide

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:46:05 +0200

Zurich is leading the way in making assisted suicide available in retirement and nursing homes.

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.

World-weary Swiss seniors seek suicide help

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:47:00 +0200

New figures show that more and more Swiss seniors are taking advantage of assisted suicide even when they do not suffer from any terminal diseases.

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.

Swiss canton to vote on assisted suicide

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:21:28 +0100

Council members agreed on Tuesday to back a proposal to legalize euthanasia in nursing homes across the canton of Vaud, as the emotive issue moved a step closer to a popular vote.