How People Traveling Abroad to Die Came to be Called 'Death Tourists', and Why They Shouldn't
| Autor: | Sophie Haesen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health (social science)
Media studies 06 humanities and the arts 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Suicide Assisted 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medical Tourism Order (business) Phenomenon Political science Humans 060301 applied ethics 030212 general & internal medicine Life-span and Life-course Studies Switzerland Tourism |
| Popis: | Switzerland has a unique position among countries permitting some form of assisted dying. However, not all Swiss citizens and institutions are welcoming this fact and have coined the term of "suicide tourism" for the phenomenon of foreign residents coming to Switzerland in order to request assisted dying. This reflection shows how the term was created and why it is misleading. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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