Carsten Hauptmeier

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Carsten Hauptmeier

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Lawmakers had passed the so-called Paragraph 217 in November 2015, which penalises anyone who turns assisted suicide into a professional service with or without payment. (Getty)

ASSISTED SUICIDE

Germany reopens painful debate on assisted suicide

Contradictory signals have fuelled debate on an issue that has huge resonance in a fast-ageing country where the Church still exerts strong influence

Carsten Hauptmeier