ShadowOfASelf
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- Feb 10, 2026
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I've been wondering if it'd be useful to have a megathread for all the information about going to Switzerland for VAD. Specifically stuff like which organizations require what, people's experiences, the cost, and what reasons they'll likely reject you for.
I know because of news outcry it seems like Switzerland is a euthanasia paradise where they will take your money and then give you the tools to die peacefully (due to the law they can't do the actual deed themselves) but from some stuff I've read here and other places it seems like that's not the case and places like Pegasos appear to have no restrictions but might in fact reject you after your deposit and they still keep the money.
But the anecdotes all seem a bit contradictory so I thought maybe making one thread where we try to gather accurate information and experiences would be helpful so people would know if it's worth their time and money to use as an option. This would be especially valuable to people with physical health conditions, or physical health conditions that cause mental health conditions because of the suffering (I have heard that if your suffering is considered to be primarily mental health related and you are under 50 then you are likely to be denied and that might be an issue for people who have physical conditions but might have some doctors see their problems as primarily mental).
So I guess this would be the thread to post any information you know of that's accurate and/or links to other posts in this forum with information and/or anything else you might know or have personnel experience with, like dealing with the organizations or having a family member that has.
I know because of news outcry it seems like Switzerland is a euthanasia paradise where they will take your money and then give you the tools to die peacefully (due to the law they can't do the actual deed themselves) but from some stuff I've read here and other places it seems like that's not the case and places like Pegasos appear to have no restrictions but might in fact reject you after your deposit and they still keep the money.
But the anecdotes all seem a bit contradictory so I thought maybe making one thread where we try to gather accurate information and experiences would be helpful so people would know if it's worth their time and money to use as an option. This would be especially valuable to people with physical health conditions, or physical health conditions that cause mental health conditions because of the suffering (I have heard that if your suffering is considered to be primarily mental health related and you are under 50 then you are likely to be denied and that might be an issue for people who have physical conditions but might have some doctors see their problems as primarily mental).
So I guess this would be the thread to post any information you know of that's accurate and/or links to other posts in this forum with information and/or anything else you might know or have personnel experience with, like dealing with the organizations or having a family member that has.
