Two Elected Representatives Relaunch the Debate on the End of Life to the Borders of Direct Active Euthanasia

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Socialist Jessica Jaccoud and Liberal-radical Philippe Nantermod ask the Federal Council to look at certain grey areas of Swiss law at the end of life. Behind their postulates is a sensitive question: should a person be able to decide today what death she may no longer be able to ask for tomorrow?In spring 2017, a couple chooses to die together in her Geneva apartment. He is seriously ill. She is 86 years old and in good health. After more than …