Assisted suicide: The State Council has rejected a new request by the Dignitas association. A new attempt by the Swiss Dignitas association, has again resulted in rejection by the State Council.
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The Werther effect or “Copycat” Suicides
In 1774, Goethe’s novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther” which ends with a young man’s suicide was published. Quite a number of young readers imitated Werther, the book’s hero, to the point that the rise in suicide rates was a direct cause for having this book banned in many countries.
European Court Ruling on Human Rights: There Is no Such Thing as a Right to Assisted Suicide
In the recent court case between a Danish euthanasia activist, Mr. Lings, versus the Kingdom of Denmark (Lings v. Denmark) the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the European Convention on Human Rights "does not guarantee the right to assisted suicide."...