Whilst the French government is preparing a bill for the end of life with a possible opening for assisted suicide, the experience in Switzerland, a country which has authorised the practice for many years, is showing worrying signs of abuse. See our note expert on...
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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Vigilance on the Semantics
According to Le Figaro newspaper, Erik Orsenna, the member of the French Academy has been mandated to explain the vocabulary used for the end of life with publication of the first items in early December 2022 to correspond with the launch of the “citizens’ convention”.
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.