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Suicide Centres Legal Threat
An assisted suicide centre has fled Hamburg for Switzerland over fears that it could face prosecution under new German laws.
Officials
from the Verein Sterbehilfe Deutschland- who claim to have assisted in
60 suicides - have now set up headquarters in Zurich.
The group
fears its membership fees - 200 GBP a year or life membership for 2,000
GBP - will fall foul of new laws being drawn up in Germany that will ban
anyone from making a profit from an assisted death.
In Switzerland groups like Dignitas and Exit are allowed to operate legally while funding their running costs through donations.
The
move comes as a right-to-die campaigner known only as Martin revealed
he is determined to challenge Britain's assisted suicide laws in court.
Martin
- who suffered a massive stroke in 2008 - is expected to hear by next
month whether he is to be allowed a full hearing at the Court of Appeal.
His wife said: " "I don't want him to die but I've got to respect his wishes."
"I don't want to lose Martin, but that is his choice to want to die.
"We all have choices in life, but he is not able to have a choice or to have control in how his life ends," she added.
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