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Dignitas: Assisted Suicide in Switzerland
Simon Cox asks what it really means when a Briton commits suicide in Switzerland and probes the myths and reality of the Dignitas organisation.
Simon Cox asks what it really means when a Briton commits suicide in Switzerland and probes the myths and reality of the Dignitas organisation.
The Report reveals how Swiss right-to-die organisations have extended their services to yet more controversial areas: helping the mentally ill, or those in pain or depressed, to die. He examines the process in detail and asks what safeguards exist.
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Thu 2 Apr 200920:00
BBC Radio 4
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- Thu 2 Apr 200920:00BBC Radio 4
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