Can foreigners get assisted suicide in switzerland for depression/chronic pain?

[Doctorj115]

?

 

[Oblivion]

physical pain, yeh

 

[amatteroflifeordeath]

Yes, both. Things have changed lately for Dignitas as the mentally ill can have access to assisted suicide. The process is more complex, not as straightforward as for someone with physical illness. But possible now. See the information from Dignitas below.


Assisted voluntary death proceedings for people with mental illnesses

Some time ago the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has acknowledged that basically every mentally competent person has the right to determine the moment and the manner of his or her own end of life; a court ruling which was confirmed by the European Court on Human Rights. This signifies that mentally ill may sub- mit a formal request for the preparation of an accompanied suicide to DIGNITAS – provided that they are found competent to make a rational choice in his or her own best interest (decisional capacity) and submit an in-depth medical ap- praisal established by a doctor of psychiatry, in which this and other ques- tions are thoroughly assessed, concluding a severe, long term, therapy re- sistant psychiatric illness and confirming decisional capacity in relation to the wish to end life.

 

[Doctorj115]

Yes, both. Things have changed lately for Dignitas as the mentally ill can have access to assisted suicide. The process is more complex, not as straightforward as for someone with physical illness. But possible now. See the information from Dignitas below.


Assisted voluntary death proceedings for people with mental illnesses

Some time ago the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has acknowledged that basically every mentally competent person has the right to determine the moment and the manner of his or her own end of life; a court ruling which was confirmed by the European Court on Human Rights. This signifies that mentally ill may sub- mit a formal request for the preparation of an accompanied suicide to DIGNITAS – provided that they are found competent to make a rational choice in his or her own best interest (decisional capacity) and submit an in-depth medical ap- praisal established by a doctor of psychiatry, in which this and other ques- tions are thoroughly assessed, concluding a severe, long term, therapy re- sistant psychiatric illness and confirming decisional capacity in relation to the wish to end life.

Yeah but how do you get a medical professional in the United States to cooperate with you?

 

[Smilla]

Yeah but how do you get a medical professional in the United States to cooperate with you?

Their process is so onerous for mental illness cases it seems.

Not worth the work of the application plus all the interviews that are required from their doctors.

 

[TAW122]

To add to that, it also costs quite a fortune (iirc, it takes over $8K USD) just to be able to be euthanized in Switzerland. For those who don't have a lot of money, it will be difficult to successfully be granted euthanasia there.

 

[Final Escape]

I would love to get euthanized, it should be easy to get for anybody who is terminally ill, at least age 40, most people's lives are not going to dramatically improve by that age. If you have mental illness and let's say it's treatable but u don't want to get better. Those pple should be able to get it too.

 

[Mr2004]

Yeah but how do you get a medical professional in the United States to cooperate with you?

You just need your medical records. I'd considered and discussed this option too but like everything else in life I haven't got on with it