Silvan Luley News Today

The Swiss do not like Britain outsourcing its “moral problems” to them, the brother of a woman who ended her life at Dignitas has said.

A bishop is set to accuse the “sinister euthanasia lobby” of pushing “a deadly agenda”.

A bishop is set to accuse the “sinister euthanasia lobby” of pushing “a deadly agenda”.

Twelve people from Ireland have availed of assisted dying with the Swiss clinic Dignitas since 2003, an Oireachtas committee was told today.

However, the committee also heard that the number of people availing of assisted dying in the Netherlands has quadrupled in the last 20 years

Legalising assisted suicide would pose a serious threat to disabled people, campaigners have warned MPs.

As MPs examine the issue, one thing is clear: terminally ill people shouldn’t have to beg for the right to die with dignity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Swiss organisation calls for assisted dying to be legalised in UK and made available alongside palliative care

The 90-year-old Swiss lawyer says assisted dying should be available to almost everyone.

Suicide assistants – who are they? © Keystone / Gaetan Bally In Switzerland, helping people to commit suicide is a job. Employees of the largest assisted-suicide organisation, Exit, are often pensioners. They supply the fatal medication to patients who want to die. But their role is much more complex than that. This content was published on December 12, 2020 - 11:00 December 12, 2020 - 11:00 Kaoru Uda Kaoru is a multimedia journalist who has worked for www.swissinfo.ch since 2017. She ...