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Why assisted suicide is ‘normal’ in Switzerland

Who decides when it’s time to go?

Two elderly women explain why they want to end their lives even though neither is terminally ill. The Swiss assisted suicide organisation Exit now wants to help people like Claire Müller and Rösli Wendel. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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