Tag: Switzerland

By Wesley J. Smith Over the last few years I have grown increasingly alarmed at the push within euthanasia circles not just to legalize assisted suicide, but also to force dissenting doctors and medical institutions to be complicit in the killing, a phenomenon I have branded “medical martyrdom.” We see that now in Switzerland where …

By Wesley J. Smith We are in the midst of an attempt to normalize suicide as a way of dying. Think, the celebration over Brittany Maynard’s death. Think media swooning over suicide parties. Think the increasing numbers of suicides/euthanasia deaths in locales where it is legal. Switzerland exemplifies the trend. Assisted suicide rates are up …

By Alex Schadenberg, International Chair – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Exit suicide clinic in Switzerland reported that there were 583 assisted suicide deaths in 2014, a 27% increase from the 459 deaths in 2013. Exit claimed that the spike in numbers was due to a greater media interest in euthanasia, an ageing population and a rise …

  By Xavier Symons Swiss assisted suicide provider Exit has officially sanctioned assisted suicide on the grounds of old age. The new statute – the first of its kind in Switzerland – was passed at the group’s annual general meeting over the weekend. “Our members told us to get active on this subject. It was …

  By Michael Cook An extensive survey of assisted suicide in Switzerland between 2003 and 2008 has found that the most vulnerable people are women, people who live alone or people who are divorced. People who ask for assisted suicide tend to be wealthier and better educated. The results have been published in the International …