Switzerland held a referendum on voluntary euthanasia
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In Switzerland, they vote in a referendum on two issues concerning voluntary euthanasia.
Local residents will have to answer two questions: is it possible to prohibit suicide with the help of a doctor and should this right be restricted to foreigners.
According to forecasts, the proposal to ban euthanasia will not find support for local residents, since it has long been legalized in Switzerland.
As for the second question, it is most likely that the answer will be answered in the affirmative. According to surveys, 66% of citizens are not satisfied with the influx of suicide tourists.
Recall that in 2010 the Institute of Criminology of Zurich conducted a survey among residents of Switzerland. The results of the survey showed that the vast majority of Swiss people are positive about euthanasia.
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