Assisted suicide advocacy, like effective advertising, creates a demand where it might not have existed before. That seems to be happening in the UK, where 800 people are reportedly on a waiting list to receive assisted suicide at the hands of Swiss suicide clinics. Check out Secondhand Smoke for more details .
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