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Assisted suicide in old people’s homes

Switzerland has five assisted suicide organisations, which help around 350 people kill themselves each year. Exit - the largest with 50,000 members – wants all state-subsidised old people's homes to offer the controversial practice, and to this purpose has launched a people's initiative. (TSR/swissinfo)


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