Swiss may expand assisted suicide law to mentally ill (A Revived Roman Empire?) PDF Print E-mail
A ruling by Switzerland's highest court released has opened up the possibility that people with serious mental illnesses could be helped by doctors to take their own lives.

Switzerland already allows physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients under certain circumstances. The Federal Tribunal's decision puts mental illnesses on the same level as physical ones.

"It must be recognized that an incurable, permanent, serious mental disorder can cause similar suffering as a physical disorder, making life appear unbearable to the patient in the long term," the ruling said.
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