Zurich Switzerland Will Require Every Hospital and Nursing Home to Offer Assisted Suicide

Swissinfo.ch reported on February 2, 2026 that the Swiss Canton of Zurich is in favour of requiring assisted suicide in all hospitals and retirement homes but not in psychiatric facilities and prisons.

The Swissinfo article reported:

The cantonal government is generally in favour of assisted suicide in all retirement and nursing homes. It has drawn up a corresponding counter-proposal to the initiative “Self-determination at the end of life in retirement and nursing homes too”. This...