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Swiss government not to introduce specific regulations on organised assisted suicide

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Swiss government will not introduce specific regulations on organised assisted suicide, but will extend measures to boost palliative care and suicide prevention.

The decision is the latest step in a drawn-out public controversy over current regulations on the right to die and so-called ‘suicide tourism’ - people travelling to Switzerland to end their lives.

Read more from Swissinfo.ch.

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