To what extent do you think assisted suicide should be a legally available option to those who want to end their lives?
- Deutsch Inwieweit sollte die Beihilfe zum Suizid für Menschen, die ihr Leben beenden wollen, legal möglich sein?
- Español ¿En favor o en contra del suicidio asistido?
- Português Você é a favor ou contra o suicídio assistido?
- 中文 安乐死，赞成还是反对？
- Français Pour ou contre le suicide assisté?
- عربي إلى أي مدى تعتقد أن "الانتحار بمساعدة الغير" يجب أن تكون خيارًا متاحًا قانونيًا لمن يرغب بإنهاء حياته؟
- Pусский Ассистированный суицид: за или против?
- 日本語 安楽死、賛成？反対？ (original)
- Italiano Siete pro o contro il suicidio assistito?
In Switzerland, anyone who assists a person to commit suicide is not punishable unless they do so for vested reasons. The relevant article in the Criminal Code paved the way for assisted suicide in the 1940s.
Today, more than 1,000 terminally ill patients or people suffering from other severe conditions receive such assistance to end their lives every year.
To what extent do you think assisted suicide should be a legally available option to those who want to end their lives? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
If you or a loved one is experiencing mental health struggles involving thoughts of suicide, help is available within Switzerland by calling the number 143. International resources can be found hereExternal link.
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