The Swiss assisted suicide organisation EXIT helped a total of 1204 people terminate their lives in 2018 – a sizeable jump compared to the previous year. EXIT Deutsche Schweiz,which covers German-speaking Switzerland and canton Ticino, reported on Tuesday that 905 people had used its services final year to terminate their lives – 172 more than in 2017, and a 23% increase. At the terminate of 2018,membership of the organisation stood at 120117 – also a huge jump on previous numbers (+13000). Of the deceased, 57% were women, and with an average age of 78. The most common reason for wanting to die was terminal cancer (344 cases),followed by age-related health problems and chronic pain disorders. The EXIT department covering French-speaking Switzerland helped 299 people terminate their lives in 2018 (13 more cases than in 2017), co-president Jean-Jacques Bose told Keystone SDA. The number of new members rose by 2681 to 28762 at the terminate of final year. + Read more about assisted suicide in Switzerland ...
Source: swissinfo.ch