Swiss to tackle 'suicide tourism'

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The Swiss government has laid out the details of proposals to ban or severely restrict assisted suicide as part of plans to tackle "suicide tourism".

More than 100 Britons with terminal or incurable illnesses have used the Swiss centre Dignitas to kill themselves.

Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has called for organisations like it to face stricter controls.

The proposals will now be subject to consultation, with a draft law due to be sent to parliament in March.

Ms Widmer-Schlumpf said groups like Dignitas would face prosecution if the proposals are passed into law and they do not comply.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8330724.stm

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