Assisted Suicide in Switzerland: Clarifying Liberties and Claims

Assisting suicide is legal in Switzerland if it is offered without selfish motive to a person with decision-making capacity. Although the ‘Swiss model’ for suicide assistance has been extensively described in the literature, the formally and informally protected liberties and claims of assistors and...

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Authors: Hurst-Majno, Samia 1971- (Author) ; Mauron, Alex (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2017]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 199-208
IxTheo Classification:KBC Switzerland
NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B Assisted Suicide
B Patient Rights
B Switzerland
B end of life care
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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