The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Brothers go to court to stop suicide of sibling 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. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161026/brothers-go-to-court-to-stop-suicide-of-sibling Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:08:43 +0200 brothers-go-to-court-to-stop-suicide-of-sibling Assisted suicide on the rise in Switzerland More people than ever are ending their lives through assisted suicide in Switzerland, most often because they are suffering from cancer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161012/assisted-suicide-on-the-rise-in-switzerland Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:15:26 +0200 assisted-suicide-on-the-rise-in-switzerland Majority of over 50s consider assisted suicide 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. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160921/majority-of-over-50s-consider-assisted-suicide Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:03:22 +0200 majority-of-over-50s-consider-assisted-suicide Study: World's best place to be old is Switzerland Switzerland beat out Norway and Sweden for the first place spot this year in an annual ranking of the best countries in the world to be old. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150910/switzerland-named-best-place-in-the-world-grow-old Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:42:30 +0200 switzerland-named-best-place-in-the-world-grow-old