Monday, January 26, 2009

Swiss woman attacks Switzerland's "suicide entreprise..."

The black plastic bin liners were bulging and cluttered the back stairs to the office of Ludwig Minelli, founder and head of the assisted suicide organisation Dignitas.

Soraya Wernli was new to the job as a 'companion', one of those hired by Minelli, 75, to assist people in their final journey to the 'other side'. 

Paperwork, words of comfort, a gentle hand for those about to end their pain-filled lives - these were some of the things the former district nurse knew she was signing up for when she agreed to work for him. 

'But then, just a few days into the job, he asked me to sort through the stuff in these plastic bin liners clogging the stairs,' she said. More...

See also:

  1. Switzerland's "suicide tourists" in the spotlight...
  2. Teenager commits suicide on-line as viewers watch him "live."
  3. Britain: film about suicide in a Swiss clinic sparks debate...
  4. Switzerland: Exit, or the right to die...

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