switzerland euthanasia specifics

[Rob4510]

I heard switzerland is the most lenient when it comes to patient requirements to qualify for assisted suicide. I heard you do not need to have a physical condition or disease in order to qualify, (I don't know how true this is) unlike in the US where you need to have chronic pain/ a condition that will inevitably kill you in 6 months. Again, I don't know how accurate this information is, but I heard anyone over the age of 18 can qualify for assisted suicide, so long as they do not have depression or mental disease that could make their decision for euthanization impulsive.

I learned all of this off reddit;I literally couldn't find any more info on google, maybe I'm retarded and it's out there somewhere, IDK. Is any of this true?

If it is, where do you go to qualify? Is their a website with specific information out there on where I should go? This is starting to sound super realistic and it would be so cool visiting switzerland for a last vacation trip.

 

[kiko]

Hi im fairly sure Dignitas has been accepting patients with mental illness. Usually with waiting periods and all the consultancies you go through prevent it from being an impulsive decision and alot more methodical.

Here is there brocher good bit of info in there.

Brochure of DIGNITAS

 

[Lotus1818]

Aren't they called dignitas? I do know that you need someone to accompany you to do this. Plus it's costs around 10k to do this

 

[Winniethepooh]

Yes it costs money.

 

[jgm63]

I heard switzerland is the most lenient when it comes to patient requirements to qualify for assisted suicide. I heard you do not need to have a physical condition or disease in order to qualify, (I don't know how true this is) unlike in the US where you need to have chronic pain/ a condition that will inevitably kill you in 6 months. Again, I don't know how accurate this information is, but I heard anyone over the age of 18 can qualify for assisted suicide, so long as they do not have depression or mental disease that could make their decision for euthanization impulsive.

I learned all of this off reddit;I literally couldn't find any more info on google, maybe I'm retarded and it's out there somewhere, IDK. Is any of this true?

If it is, where do you go to qualify? Is their a website with specific information out there on where I should go? This is starting to sound super realistic and it would be so cool visiting switzerland for a last vacation trip.

Some of the possible downsides would be :
I think it may be a lot of paperwork and effort.
Plus you're then tied down to a particular date and it makes reconsidering a lot harder.

So you just need to assess whether you feel it's right for you....

 

[Rob4510]

Aren't they called dignitas? I do know that you need someone to accompany you to do this. Plus it's costs around 10k to do this

damn why does someone have to accompany you?

 

[Roger]

damn why does someone have to accompany you?

The brochure encourages attendance by next-of-kin/family/friends, but says that where there are none able nor willing, Dignitas will appoint two helpers.

I found the quoted passage (in the brochure) from St Thomas More's book, Utopia, to be very interesting. I would have thought that such sentiments would have been considered heretical when the book was written, in 1516.

 

[toomuchgrief]

OP, @Rob4510
You might want to check this thread here, the OP in this thread would answer all your question. It been discuss here, it a very informative read.

https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/im-considering-just-considering-pegasos.27483/

 

[TAW122]

Yeah, pretty much you could expect to spend a lot of money to be able to get the green light (approval) to follow through with the process. There is a high chance of rejection/denial if you aren't severely physically disabled and/or chronically in pain and suffering through a long period of time. I don't want make your decision for you, but just based on what I have learned, it's quite difficult to get approval for it and you may potentially end up spending a large sum of money $10K USD just to be turned down (denied), so I would weigh things more carefully before making a decision.

Alternatively, you can look into getting an DNR, advanced directive, living will of the sort, which will help you in situations where you aren't able to give consent in regards to medical decisions being made (like refusing certain treatments and life-saving, life-extending measures).

 

[AssistedSuicide]

I was originally approved by dignitas. I am actually moving forward with another organization however. There's some misinformation in this thread about the process. I'm happy to share about it from my experience but I don't want to take over a thread.

in short, yes you can qualify even without being physically dying, but it is very complicated do you have submit two recent written psych evaluations by doctors (MDs only. clinicians dont count) along with your medical history and anything else you can to document the untreatable challenges that have persuaded you to decide to end your life.

You do Not have to have someone accompany you for Dignitas. You do for some other organizations. In general, it is important for you to be open about things with people in your life so you don't just disappear, and equally importantly, so you don't put organizations in Switzerland at jeopardy for backlash.

Dignitas does not cost 10,000 USD. It's a good amount but not 10k. You can always look at the brochure for an adequate rundown. Some organizations offer financial assistance if you demonstrate sufficient need, but again, I really encourage people to support such organizations in full if it is at all within their means.

The process takes a long time if you are pursuing it for psychiatric reasons. Dignitas will entertain cases of depression but its a hard sell. I think they currently have only one person working there who is willing to take on those cases. That said, other organizations won't even risk trying to help people strictly with depression. That doesn't mean they won't help you for other psychiatric conditions though, but it has to be more complex and untreatable, like a personality disorder for example.

Again, happy to share my own experiences and specifics. Mostly just posting these passing thoughts because I saw some inaccurate info that pple wouldnt know if they haven't gone through the process yet.