Der assistierte Suizid in der Schweiz, ein Modell in der internationalen Diskussion zum Thema „Assisted dying“ [Assisted suicide in Switzerland, a model in the international discussion about medical aid in dying: framework conditions and long-term development of a new societal and medical-ethical phenomenon]

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Title
Der assistierte Suizid in der Schweiz, ein Modell in der internationalen Diskussion zum Thema „Assisted dying“ [Assisted suicide in Switzerland, a model in the international discussion about medical aid in dying: framework conditions and long-term development of a new societal and medical-ethical phenomenon]
Journal
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
Author(s)
Güth U., Jox R.J., Abawi K., Weitkunat R., Schneeberger A.R.
ISSN
1439-4413 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0012-0472
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
149
Number
20
Pages
1227-1236
Language
german
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In the observation period between 1999 and 2022, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office recorded 14 170 assisted suicide (AS) cases. During this 24-year period, the annual number of cases increased significantly: While only 63 cases were observed in 1999, the number of cases in 2022 amounted to almost 1600, corresponding to 2.1 % of all deaths in Switzerland. The most common underlying disease group for AS was cancer, accounting for 40 % of cases. AS is mainly chosen by women (unchanged over time at 58 % of cases) and is primarily a geriatric phenomenon: In 2022, the median age of those who opted for assisted dying was 81 years; the median age of those who chose AS due to cancer was 77 years, while the median age of those who died with non-cancer-related AS was 84 years.
Keywords
Suicide, Assisted/ethics, Suicide, Assisted/legislation & jurisprudence, Humans, Switzerland, Female, Male, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Neoplasms/mortality, Middle Aged
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