Assisted suicide in Switzerland. When is it permitted?
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Nonphysician-assisted suicide in Switzerland.
In general, legal responses to end-of-life issues are not very different in Switzerland than in most European countries. For instance, active euthanasia (i.e. killing on request) is illegal, although it is treated as a lesser offense than murder or manslaughter. Article 114 of the Swiss Penal Code reads, “Every person who, for honorable reasons, especially mercy, kills another person on his or ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Hawaii medical journal
دوره 56 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997