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Zurich rejects 'suicide tourism' ban
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Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents. Zurich's cantonal voters by about a 4-to-1 margin May 15 defeated both measures. Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, provided the helper doesn't personally benefit from a patient's death. About 200 people a year commit suicide in Zurich. The Swiss group Dignitas helps people commit suicide legally. More than 1,000 foreigners have gained assistance from the group over the past decade. (AP)
住民投票で「自殺旅行」容認
自殺ほう助が認められているスイスのチューリッヒで、自殺目的で外国人が同国を訪れる「自殺旅行」を禁止するか否かを問う住民投票が行なわれ、圧倒的多数が禁止に対して反対した。
Shukan ST: May 27, 2011
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