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Risking jail to carry out assisted suicides

Swiss assisted suicide associations are anxiously watching the outcome of German parliamentary debates of a new law on the controversial practice. Jessica Dacey talked with Switzerland's Lifecircle and Exit, and key players from Germany.

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