American sisters’ assisted suicide in Switzerland spurs calls for more US states to adopt aid-in-dying laws

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Friend David Biglari said he became suspicious after he received a text from one of the missing sisters with an uncharacteristic spelling mistake On Tuesday, a spokesman for the Basel-Landschaft public prosecutor’s office confirmed to The Independent that the sisters had died by suicide “within the legal framework”. I’m all alone now.” Pegasos is one of several Swiss-based organisations which offer access to end-of-life medical assisted dying for thousands of foreigners, sometimes referred to as “suicide tourists”. Due to strict laws around assisting suicide in most US states, hundreds of so-called “suicide tourists” have travelled to Switzerland to die over the past two decades. open image in gallery Peg Sandeen is CEO of medical aid in dying advocacy group Death with Dignity Peg Sandeen, CEO of advocacy group Death with Dignity, told The Independent: “Every year, a few terminally ill individuals manage to move across state lines to a jurisdiction where Death with Dignity is legal.