‘Die Glückssucherin. Warum Margrit Schäppi einen Lebensratgeber schrieb und trotzdem den Freitod…
Margrit Schäppi and Matthias Ackeret
The book is a life advisor written by 81-year-old Margrit Schäppi based on her own life story. Before publication, she took her life with the aid of a Swiss assisted suicide organisation. This prompted Matthias Ackeret not only to arrange for it to be published, but also to write an epilogue in which he harshly criticises the Swiss assisted suicide model.
Video plea by Valentina Maureira
Valentina Maureira
In 2015, 14-year-old Valentina Maureira self-recorded a video pleading with Chile’s president to authorize her euthanasia, because she was tired of living with cystic fibrosis. The video went viral, drawing a presidential visit, igniting right-to-die debates, and shaping legislative proposals. Yet, the legislative effort stalled, and Chile’s penal code still criminalizes assisted dying.