Category Archives: Switzerland

Breaking News – Swiss Euthanasia Organization Being Investigated for Possible Profiteering

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This just coming out of Switzerland, by way of The Telegraph in the U.K.: Dignitas, which is meant to be a non-profit organisation, is being forced to open its accounts to prosecutors in Switzerland and disclose how much money it is receiving from its controversial business of assisting suicide. The founder of the group is … Continue reading Breaking News – Swiss Euthanasia Organization Being Investigated for Possible Profiteering →

Swiss Group Dignitas Taking a Cue from Kevorkian Playbook?

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There’s a new twist in the ongoing saga involving Dignitas, the Swiss group that caters to old, ill and disabled tourists wanting to kill themselves. As we reported earlier, Dignitas has run into problems with the NIMBY (“not in my back yard) phenomenon. The group was kicked out of two apartments as a result of … Continue reading Swiss Group Dignitas Taking a Cue from Kevorkian Playbook? →

Reuters: NIMBY in Switzerland (and misreporting assisted suicide law)

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Hot off the Press: Right-to-die group barred from premises ZURICH (Reuters) – Right-to-die group Dignitas has been barred from its premises in a Zurich suburb after neighbors objected to the use of the apartment for assisted suicides, the local council said Wednesday. It was the second blow for the non-profit association this year, after it … Continue reading Reuters: NIMBY in Switzerland (and misreporting assisted suicide law) →

George Exoo – Suicide Tourist

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Right now, activists on both sides of the euthanasia debate are awaiting the fate of George Exoo. He currently resides in a jail cell in West Virginia while Judge R. Clarke VanDervort weighs his decision in regard to Ireland’s request to extradite Exoo. Irish authorities want to try Exoo on charges related to his role … Continue reading George Exoo – Suicide Tourist →