A right to die or a step too far? : assisted dying and being ‘tired of life’

Ost, Suzanne (2014) A right to die or a step too far? : assisted dying and being ‘tired of life’. UNSPECIFIED.

Abstract

This blogs considers the case of Anne, recently reported to have received an assisted death at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland because she was tired of life and the digital age. I reflect on the implications of this case and the question of whether it can be legitimate to permit assisted dying on the basis of such existential suffering.