Public Day
On public day on Friday, June 15, renowned experts talked on the subject of assisted dying volontary death and palliative care.
These talks were open to anyone interested in the purpose of right-to-die societies. Congress events on Thursday and Saturday, by contrast, are open to EXIT and WF members only.
08.00 h
Türöffnung | Door opening
Public Day presented by:
Erich Gysling, former editor-in-chief and news anchor Swiss TV
08.30 h
Begrüssung | Introduction
«Let’s talk about it»
- Host: Neil Francis, Melbourne, President WFRtDS (AUS)
- Host: Jean-Jacques Bises, Law Professor, EXIT A.D.M.D. (CH)
- Host: Bernhard Sutter, Zurich, Vice President EXIT (CH)
08.35 h
Kurz-Podium 1 | Short Panel 1
«Right-to-die Made in Switzerland»
- Saskia Frei, Attorney, Basel, President EXIT (CH)
- Dr. med. Jérôme Sobel, M.D., Lausanne, President EXIT (CH)
- Dr. med. Roland Kunz, M.D., Palliative, Affoltern, Commission SAMW (CH)
- Dr. iur. Andreas Brunner, Attorney General, Zürich (CH)
09.00 h
Impuls-Referat 1 | Support Statement 1
«The last Right for Everybody»
- Sir Terry Pratchett, London, acclaimed author and Alzheimer patient (GB)
09.10 h
Referat 1 | Speech 1
«Fates behind statistics – portraits of patients»
- Werner Kriesi, Reverend and suicide assistant, Langnau, Foundation palliacura (CH)
09.30 h
Referat 2 | Speech 2
«Cases of Assisted Suicide in Germany»
- Dr. iur. Roger Kusch, Attorney, former Justice Minister, Hamburg, SterbehilfeDeutschland e.V. (D)
09.50 h
COFFEE BREAK 1
Buffet
30 Minutes
10.20 h
Interview 1
«My father died with EXIT»
- Ueli Oswald, author and family member, Zurich (CH)
10.35 h
Referat 3 | Speech 3
«How the state should handle assisted suicide»
- Dr. iur. Andreas Brunner, Attorney General, Zürich (CH)
10.55 h
Referat 4 | Speech 4
«Helping the suffering: Possibilities and limits of Palliative Medicine»
- Dr. Andreas Weber, M.D., Palliative, Zurich (CH)
11.10 h
Podiums-Diskussion 1 | Panel 1
«Palliative Care as an Alternative»
- Dr. med. Andreas Weber, M.D., Palliative, Zürich (CH)
- Dr. med. Roland Kunz, M.D., Palliative, Affoltern, Commission SAMW (CH)
- Dr. med. Felix Gutzwiller, M.D. and Member of Parliament, Zürich (CH)
- Werner Kriesi, Reverend and board palliacura, Langnau, Foundation palliacura (CH)
- Beatrice Tschanz, Communicator, Zurich, fr. patient and patient-relative (CH)
11.50 h
Referat 5 | Speech 5
«Suicide prevention»
- Ludwig A. Minelli, Attorney, Zurich-Forch, Dignitas (CH)
12.10 h
Konferenz-Beobachter 1 | The outside view 1
«Let me summarize»
- Karl Lüönd, acclaimed author, Zurich (CH)
12.15 h
LUNCH BREAK
Buffet / 3 courses / Drinks
60 Minutes
13.15 h
Kurz-Podium 2 | Short Panel 2
«I want to die with EXIT»
- a Member of EXIT (CH)
- Claudia Konietzka, Widow of deceased, Brunnen (CH)
- Dr. med. Jérôme Sobel, M.D., Lausanne, President EXIT (CH)
- Heidi Vogt, Head suicide assistant, Zürich, EXIT (CH)
13.35 h
Referat 6 | Speech 6
«Euthanasia in Germany – Law versus Reality»
- Wolfgang Putz, Attorney for Medical Law and lecturer Medical Law Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (GER)
13.55 h
Referat 7 | Speech 7
«When will the Time be Right? Reflections on the work of the Falconer Commission»
- Dr. James Woodward, Member Falconer-Commission and Reverend Canon anglik. Church (GB)
14.15 h
Kurz-Podium 3 | Short Panel 3
«(Clandestine) Assisted Suicides around the Globe»
- Ted Goodwin, Florida, Final Exit Network, President WFRtDS (USA)
- Jacqueline Jencquel, General Secretary ADMD, Paris, (F)
- Dr. Philip Nitschke, M.D. and euthanasia expert, Brisbane (AUS)
- Prof. Russel Ogden, researcher, Vancouver, Farewell Foundation (CAN)
14.45 h
Interview 2
«The situation in Europe»
- Jacqueline Herremans, Member of European Parliament, Brussels (B)
- Jean-Luc Romero, President ADMD, Paris (F)
15.05 h
Referat 8 | Speech 8
«Real end of life choice – The Peaceful Pill»
- Dr. med. Philip Nitschke, M.D. and author, Brisbane (AUS)
15.20 h
COFFEE BREAK 2
Buffet
30 Minutes
15.50 h
Erfahrungsbericht | Testimonial Speech
«Terri-Schiavo-Case: Fighting for Justice»
- George Felos, Attorney at law, Florida (USA)
16.10 h
Impuls-Referat 2 | Support Statement 2
«Who does my body belong to?»
- Debbie Purdy, activist and MS patient, London (GB)
16.25 h
Key Note Speech
«What degree of self determination at life’s end? The Swiss Modell»
- Government Member Simonetta Sommaruga, Justice Minister Switzerland, Bern (CH)
16.50 h
Podiums-Diskussion 2 | Panel Discussion 2
«The winding road to a good death»
- Debbie Purdy, activist and MS patient, London (GB)
- Dr. iur. Roger Kusch, Attorney, fr. justice minister, Hamburg, SterbehilfeDeutschland e.V. (D)
- Jean-Luc Romero, President ADMD France, Paris (F)
- ••• Host
- Dr. James Woodward, Member Falconer-Commission and Reverend Canon, London (Great Britain)
- Dr. iur. Andreas Brunner, Attorney General, Zürich (CH)
- Prof. Dr. Jan Bernheim, Researcher, Brussels (B)
17.40 h
Konferenz-Beobachter 2 | Outside View 2
«Let me summarize»
- Karl Lüönd, acclaimed author, Zurich (CH)
17.45h END
- June 15, 2012
