In a taste of what’s to come, Switzerland’s Zurich city is leading the way in euthanasia law. Not only is it relatively easy to get assisted suicides in Zurich, now, EVERY elder care facility MUST have a suicide room, even if the religious ones. The initiative appears to be well-supported by the community.
City of Zurich will mandate assisted suicide option in every care home, including religious ones – lifesitenews.com
The Swissinfo article reported:
The cantonal government is generally in favour of assisted suicide in all retirement and nursing homes. It has drawn up a corresponding counter-proposal to the initiative “Self-determination at the end of life in retirement and nursing homes too.” This would mean that all homes would have to tolerate assisted suicide in the future.
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This proposal, which requires every care home to provide assisted suicide, does not extend to psychiatric facilities and prisons. The article further explains:
The popular initiative challenges a cantonal decision in October 2022 that not all care homes should allow assisted suicide on their premises, but only those with a service mandate from a municipality. This considers religious care homes, that often reject euthanasia.
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