Suicide tourism: a pilot study on the Swiss phenomenon

Volume: 41, Issue: 8, Pages: 611 - 617
Published: Aug 1, 2015
Abstract
While assisted suicide (AS) is strictly restricted in many countries, it is not clearly regulated by law in Switzerland. This imbalance leads to an influx of people—‘suicide tourists’—coming to Switzerland, mainly to the Canton of Zurich, for the sole purpose of committing suicide. Political debate regarding ‘suicide tourism’ is taking place in many countries. Swiss medicolegal experts are confronted with these cases almost daily, which prompted...
Paper Details
Title
Suicide tourism: a pilot study on the Swiss phenomenon
Published Date
Aug 1, 2015
Volume
41
Issue
8
Pages
611 - 617
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