Tuesday, 9 October, 2012
Basel study: Assisted suicide laws do not promote desire for death
New research from the University of Basel suggests that assisted suicide laws in this country do not contribute to patients’ desire to die. The study was published in Frontiers in Psychology for Clinical Settings. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to Ralf Stutzki, one of the researchers:
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(The study was conducted in association with the University Hospital Basel / Psychiatric Clinics of the University Basel, IBMB, University of Basel and the Muskelzentrum/ALS Clinic, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.)
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