X-Message-Number: 22371
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:04:08 +0200
Subject: Re: Dignitas
From: David Stodolsky <>

On Sunday, August 17, 2003, at 11:00  AM, CryoNet wrote:

> Message #22368
> From: 
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:44:12 EDT
> Subject: Dignitas
>
> A few weeks ago 60 Minutes discussed a Swiss right-to-die organization 
> called
> Dignitas.  Swiss law forbids assisting suicide for the assister's 
> gain, but
> is otherwise silent on the subject.  Dignitas is free and gains 
> nothing, so
> their work is not bothered by the law.
>
> It makes no difference *why* one wants to die -- even simple 
> depression is
> enough reason.  They counsel their patients, then give them the drugs.
>

>
> I urge that we check with Swiss lawyers.  It seems to me this is the 
> best
> place to begin a cryonic journey.  We should research the possibility.

There was a controversy over a person choosing euthanasia based upon 
psychological reasons recently in Belgium. This occurred after a change 
in the law there, which went beyond the law in The Netherlands it was 
modeled upon.

The law in The Netherlands permits only physical reasons to be used as 
a basis for assisted death. Euthanasia is only available to residents 
in The Netherlands, and other countries may also have such 
restrictions, making this option difficult for non-residents.


dss


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