Davos Open Forum 2009 - Live and Let Die

http://www.weforum.org 31.01.2009
Davos Open Forum 2009 - Live and Let Die
Death and dying are controversial subjects. Keywords such as euthanasia and assisted suicide trigger heated debates. Private euthanasia organizations challenge fundamental ethical convictions of our society as well as our legal system.

1) Should a person be able to terminate his/her own life? To what extent would a liberal society allow self-determination?
2) Is a legal framework regulating euthanasia and suicide necessary?
3) In regard to the ageing of the population, how much should palliative care cost? Can medically assisted suicide be ethically legal?

This session is co-organized with the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (SEK-FEPS).

Petra De Jong, Chief Executive Officer, Right to Die, Netherlands
Hans Jürgen Münk, Professor for Theological Ethics, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
Monika Renz, Psychotherapist, Management Psychooncology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Federal Councillor of Justice and Police of the Swiss Confederation
Thomas Wipf, President of the Council, Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Switzerland

Moderated by
Urs Leuthard, TV Host, Swiss Television SF DRS, Switzerland

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