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Swiss to tackle 'suicide tourism'

Source: BBC
Zurich : Switzerland | about 1 month ago  
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More than 100 Britons with terminal or incurable illnesses have used the Swiss centre Dignitas to kill themselves. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has called for organisations like it to face stricter controls. The proposals will now be subject to consultation, with a draft law due to be...
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