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		14 on Dec 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Swi... Not for assisted death and something like Alzheimer’s. That directive is for something like you are in a car accident and are on life support. You can have it say no life support. You can not currently say if I get Alzheimer’s I want to die it is not legally possible at this time.

Pasorrijer on Dec 7, 2021 [–]

Yes, you can. That legislation passed right before covid as a modification to the original legislation.

The original bill didn't allow it, but it got challenged in court and the government was given a deadline to add that clause.

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