Zurich Death Trip

Learned a new word today which I probably could have done quite happily without...

ZURICH, Switzerland — A terminally-ill British man has ended his life at an "assisted suicide" clinic in Switzerland. Reginald Crew, 74, had been suffering from motor neurone disease, which he claimed had robbed him of his dignity. The former car worker flew to Zurich on Monday morning to meet representatives of Dignitas, an organisation which helps people to commit suicide.

Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, illegal in Britain: some social critics say this is the beginning of a new industry—death tourism.