EXIT Deutsche Schweiz update
EXIT now has some 50,000 members. Advice on Living Wills and keeping records of the documents of EXIT members is a large part of the organization’s work. In 2004 EXIT accompanied 153 persons at assisted suicides. The average age was 73 years with a range from 36 to 95. Pre-conditions for assisted suicides are: membership in EXIT Deutsche Schweiz; decision-making capacity; a continuing wish to die; and a hopeless prognosis.