"People aren’t happy to see refugees coming to Switzerland. They don’t like assisted suicide for foreigners": Organizations’ perspectives regarding the right-to-die and suicide tourism

Sperling, Daniel

doi:10.1080/07481187.2024.2337209

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“…One possible solution is suicide tourism, where the patients travel to another country where aid-in-dying is legal. Yet despite the increasing popularity of suicide tourism [10][11][12][13], the phenomenon still evokes criticism among certain policymakers [14], end-of-life activists [15], and members of the public [13].…”

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Views, Attitudes and Challenges When Supporting a Family Member in Their Decision to Travel to Switzerland to Receive Aid-In-Dying

Sperling

2024

Int J Public Health

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ObjectivesExploring the experiences, perceptions and meanings of family members and close friends of Israeli individuals who sought aid-in-dying outside Israel.MethodsUsing the phenomenological-interpretive approach, a qualitative research design was employed, based on ten in-depth semi-structured interviews with Israelis who had provided support for a relative who embarked on suicide tourism.ResultsThe following five themes emerged from interviews: (1) facilitators for supporting an individual requesting suicide tourism; (2) choosing death and actively making the decision to die; (3) the meaning of traveling to die; (4) offering support throughout the process; and (5) facilitating procedures after death.ConclusionThe participants spoke of the active role that they played in their relative’s suicide-tourism journey. They conveyed conflicting emotions and values regarding the decision at hand, the ability to say goodbye thanks to their pre-planned death, helping to reduce their suffering and burden, and dealing with the challenge of disclosing the deceased’s plans, before and after the act, as well as their own involvement in the process. Relatives of suicide-tourism patients should receive professional support during and following this difficult process.

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