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European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/157180911X578250 European Journal of Health Law 18 (2011) 331-343 brill.nl/ejhl Selected Legislation and Jurisprudence European Court of Human Rights * ECHR 2011/10 Case of Haas v. Switzerland, 20 January 2011, no. 31322/07 (First Section) This judgment is only available in French. The facts The applicant is a Swiss national who was born in 1953 and lives in Meltingen (Switzerland). He has been suffering from a serious bipolar affective disorder for around twenty years and considered that as a result, he could no longer live in a dignified manner. After having attempted suicide on two occasions, he undertook to obtain a substance (sodium pentobarbital), the administration of which in a sufficient quantity would have enabled him to end his life in a safe and dignified manner. Since that substance was only available on prescription, he approached several psychiatrists to obtain it, but was unsuccessful. In June 2005 he approached various federal and cantonal authorities (Federal Departments of Justice and Public Health and the Department of Health of the Canton of Zurich), seeking permission to obtain sodium pentobarbital from a pharmacy without a prescription. He argued that Article 8 imposed on the State http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Health Law Brill

European Court of Human Rights

European Journal of Health Law , Volume 18 (3): 331 – Jan 1, 2011

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Brill
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© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0929-0273
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1571-8093
DOI
10.1163/157180911X578250
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/157180911X578250 European Journal of Health Law 18 (2011) 331-343 brill.nl/ejhl Selected Legislation and Jurisprudence European Court of Human Rights * ECHR 2011/10 Case of Haas v. Switzerland, 20 January 2011, no. 31322/07 (First Section) This judgment is only available in French. The facts The applicant is a Swiss national who was born in 1953 and lives in Meltingen (Switzerland). He has been suffering from a serious bipolar affective disorder for around twenty years and considered that as a result, he could no longer live in a dignified manner. After having attempted suicide on two occasions, he undertook to obtain a substance (sodium pentobarbital), the administration of which in a sufficient quantity would have enabled him to end his life in a safe and dignified manner. Since that substance was only available on prescription, he approached several psychiatrists to obtain it, but was unsuccessful. In June 2005 he approached various federal and cantonal authorities (Federal Departments of Justice and Public Health and the Department of Health of the Canton of Zurich), seeking permission to obtain sodium pentobarbital from a pharmacy without a prescription. He argued that Article 8 imposed on the State

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Published: Jan 1, 2011

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