Physician assisted-dying in mentally and somatically ill individuals in Switzerland: Protocol for survey-based study

Physician assisted-dying in mentally and somatically ill individuals in Switzerland: Protocol for survey-based study

BackgroundArticle 115 of the Swiss Penal Code (StGB) permits physician-assisted dying (PAD), provided it is not performed for “selfish reasons,” and thus, occupies a special role in international comparison. However, the Swiss federal law does not regulate who exactly is entitled to access PAD, and...

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Main Authors: Eva Kowalinski, Tiziana Ziltener, Sarah Staub, Julian Moeller, Manuel Trachsel, Andres R. Schneeberger, Irina Franke, Undine E. Lang, Christian G. Huber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
severe mental disorder
medical ethics
terminal illness
intolerable suffering
decision-making capacity
stigmatization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.987791/full

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