A user’s guide to the Swiss end-of-life centres

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0. Introduction

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1. Why Switzerland?

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2. What services could be expected in the UK?

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3. The Law

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4. The end-of-life Centres

4.1 How do they operate 4.2 Addresses and contact points 4.3 Main differences between them 4.4 Membership 4.5 Eligibility Criteria

5. Will you qualify?

5.1 Does your age make a difference 5.2 Can you go on your own? 5.3 What if you’ve got Parkinsons, Dementia or are taking medication for Depression? 5.4 What if you’re just worried about money?

6. Requirements

6.1 The paperwork requirements 6.2 The fees to be paid

7. How does your life actually come to an end

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8. Comparative figures

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9. Most people join for the re-assurance

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10. Planning your visit

10.1 Forward planning 10.2 Which airport? 10.3 Which hotel? 10.4 Saying the farewells 10.5 What happens when you’ve died? 10.6 Your overall costs

11. Visits to the end-of-life Centres

11.1 My trip in 2022 11.2 Visit to Dignitas 11.3 Visit to Lifecircle 11.4 Visit to Pegasos 11.5 A note about EX International

12. Can a change be expected?

12.1 Will the UK Law Change? 12.2 Will the Swiss Law Change

13. Opinions of the churches

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14. Summary and conclusions

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15. Appendix 1 – Relevant websites

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16. Appendix 2 – Procedure on the day – the rules from Dignitas (excerpt from “How Dignitas works”)

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17. Terminology

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