Voters in Zurich, Switzerland, have rejected proposed bans on assisted suicide and "suicide tourism". Some 85% of the 278,000 votes cast opposed the ban on assisted suicide and 78% opposed outlawing it for foreigners, Zurich authorities said.

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A top German court has ruled that it is not a criminal offence to cut off the life support of a dying person if that person has given their consent.

Source: http://news.rtl.lu/news/national/68519.html

A patient suffering from terminal stages of cancer and already granted euthanasia help to die, was denied his wishes at Ste Zitha Clinic, but offered palliative care at home.

According to various media reports, the Zitha Clinic in Luxembourg rejected a case of active euthanasia in a patient despite being authorised by a doctor. However the same reports did not mentioned that palliative care at home was offered.

Since 16 March the euthanasia law came into force in Luxembourg and has opened the way for active help to die.

“Active euthanasia” refers to the implementation of measures to shorten life because of actual or presumed wish of a person.