X-Message-Number: 26577 From: "Mikhail Soloviev" <> Subject: Update on euthanasia in Switzerland Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:20:31 +0200 Experts call for clear euthanasia rules swissinfo July 11, 2005 http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5934149&cKey=1121084927000 * * * Some facts from the article: * The government advisory committee on biomedical ethic said groups, which help people to commit suicide, should be able to continue to operate legally under certain conditions. * There is no reason to exclude foreigners from assisted suicide in Switzerland. * The number of foreigners travelling to the country to commit suicide has increased from 3 cases in 2000 to 91 in 2003. * Switzerland had one the highest rates of euthanasia and cases of assisted suicide among terminally ill patients in Europe. * In 2002 there were 137 cases of assisted suicide. _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26577