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Assisted suicide: EXIT figures on the rise

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  • 18 March 2014
  • Samia Hurst-Majno
    • Formation continue , UNIGE
    • Médecine, UNIGE
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A study shows that assisted suicide is significantly more common among women (740 women vs. 561 men between 2003 and 2008). These figures are based on data provided by the assistance organizations Exit Suisse Romande and Dignitas.

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