The darkness continues to spread in Switzerland. From the World Federation of Right to Die Societies:
Following the initiative of 3 October 2009 launched by EXIT ADMD Suisse romande, a vote will be held in the Canton of Vaud on 17 June 2012, hoping to change existing Swiss law in such a way that assistance for suicide will also be allowed in Socio-medical Establishments (so called SME’s), as it is in private homes. The vote will be on:
Do you accept the initiative “Assisted suicide in SOCIO-MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS (SMEs)”?
The initiative requests that the Swiss Law on Public Health of 29 May 1985 be amended as follows: - The introduction of an Article 71(b) entitled “Assisted suicide in SMEs” with the following text: “SMEs in receipt of public subsidies must allow assistance for suicide to be provided in their establishments for any resident who makes a request to this effect to an association supporting the right to die with dignity or to the doctor responsible for his or her treatment, in accordance with Article 115 of the Swiss Criminal Code and Article 34(2) of the Constitution of the Canton of Vaud” - The amendment of Article 184(1)(a): introduction of a new Article 71(b)
Imagine you are a resident and the person with whom you share a room or meals, commits suicide with the assistance of the staff doctor. Good grief. Of course, the Swiss could put on the brakes for once and vote no.
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