Switzerland: Legal Euthanasia Next?

Gee, the Swiss like the idea of assisted suicide and would even welcome euthanasia – but not for foreigners to turn up to die. How selfish!!

Swiss want a say on how to end their lives

Assisted suicide has been highly debated in Switzerland. Most Swiss are in favour of assisted suicide, and would also support direct active euthanasia – a practice currently outlawed.

But a Zurich University survey into public attitudes on these issues – the first of its kind in the country - also found a lack of support for “death tourism” where foreigners come to Switzerland to end their lives. more