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Swiss set to legalise abortion

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 The move would permit abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and bring legislation into line with current practice, which effectively allows abortion on demand. A counter-proposal to tighten the 1942 law, which bans the practice unless a women’s health is at risk, looked set to be rejected by a margin of 80 per…

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Voting trends show abortion on course to be legalised

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 Faced with the choice of legalising abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy or tightening the existing – widely flouted ban – voters look set to bring the laws into line with reality. Between 12,000 and 13,000 abortions are carried out every year in Switzerland, despite a 1942 law banning the practice. Trends on…

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No regrets as Bertossa steps aside

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 After 12 years in the post, Bertossa’s name has become synonymous with the fight against money launderers. Where once Geneva was the favoured place for recycling the proceeds of crime, international criminals now think twice about depositing their ill-gotten gains in the city’s banks. His crusade has earned him respect and admiration in the international…

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Geneva bids farewell to a tenacious crime fighter

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 Few could have predicted the impact Bertossa would have when he first entered his third floor office in the Palais de Justice, in Geneva’s old town, 12 years ago. In his two terms of office, this studious, chain-smoking 60-year-old has done more than anyone to change the perception of Switzerland as a haven for dirty…

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Swiss vote on abortion

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 Adoption of the proposal would bring the law into line with reality. Thousands of terminations are carried out in Switzerland each year despite a ban on abortion imposed in 1942. Polls show a clear majority – 63 percent – in favour of allowing abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The move also has…

Indian summer comes to Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 Entitled “The Indian Cinema and Switzerland”, it features posters advertising films made by Bollywood – the huge and prolific movie industry based in Bombay. In recent years, Bollywood has captured the imagination of its traditional audiences in a way which even Hollywood might find it hard to match. It makes up to about 900 mostly…

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Voters to pass judgement on abortion

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 Polls show a clear majority in favour of legalising abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. But voters will also be asked whether the 1942 law, which prohibits abortion unless a woman’s health is in danger, should be tightened. At present, between 12,000 and 13,000 terminations are performed every year – that is about…

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Close, but no medal for Swiss women canoeists

This content was published on Jun 1, 2002 The team made up of Sabine Eichenberger, Christine Schweizer and Kristin Amstutz finished fourth in Saturday’s race behind France, Germany and the Czech Republic. The Swiss were however handicapped, as Amstutz gave birth to a baby boy just six weeks ago and has missed out on training sessions. The men’s team was less successful than…

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Schnyder through to last 16

This content was published on Jun 1, 2002 Schnyder beat Uzbekistan’s Iroda Tulyaganova in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6. The Swiss had a torrid time against her better-ranked opponent, needing an hour and 43 minutes to win the match. Schnyder avenged an earlier loss against the same player, who defeated her in the Vienna tournament last year. The Swiss will now face the number…

Valais villages celebrate Christian festival in style

This content was published on Jun 1, 2002 The two most colourful festivals take place in Visperterminen – a village located high above the Rhone Valley near Visp and in the villages of the isolated Lötschen Valley. The festivals draws throngs of spectators each year who come to see the colourful Corpus Christi procession. The feast, which celebrates the founding of the sacrament…

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