Thursday, April 5, 2012

Swiss assisted suicides rise sevenfold in 11 years

Swiss assisted suicides rise sevenfold in 11 years | News | The Christian Institute: The number of assisted suicides for Swiss residents has risen by 700 per cent in the space of 11 years, according to new figures. In what is believed to be a first, Switzerland’s Federal Statistics Office has published official statistics showing how many people ended their lives by assisted dying between 1998 and 2009. Almost 300 Swiss residents died in this manner in 2009, compared to just 43 in 1998.

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