Debates About Assisted Suicide in Switzerland

Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 410 - 413
Published: Dec 1, 2012
Abstract
Assisted suicide is allowed in 3 states of the United States (Oregon, Washington, Montana) but only if performed by a physician.On the opposite, in Switzerland, at the beginning of the 20th century, the Swiss Penal Code referred to assisted suicide in the context of honor or an unhappy love affair. It was only in 1985 that Exit Deutsche Schweiz (Exit for German-speaking Switzerland) "medically" assisted the first patient to end his life.Even if...
Paper Details
Title
Debates About Assisted Suicide in Switzerland
Published Date
Dec 1, 2012
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
410 - 413
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