The rooms of each of the Swiss groups are located in industrial areas of Switzerland, on the outskirts of the major cities. There is no view of a Swiss lake or the Alps. There is, more likely a freeway overpass or high voltage powerlines.
At least one service has its death bed made up with disposable sheets. There are no windows. At Lifecircle and Pegasos the action leading up to the death will be filmed as proof that the person did the action that caused their death themselves (ie. it was the person who opened the cannula and allowed the Nembutal/ saline solution to flow into their veins).
Immediately before being allowed to turn the wheel the person will be asked:
• name and date of birth • the reason why they have come to the clinic (eg. ‘to die’) & • what they understand will happen when they turn the small white wheel (the drug will flow and they will die)
Exit Life Member, Zsuzsi Yardley, died in Switzerland in June 2021. Zsuzsi very kindly gave Exit permission to include the film of her final moments in this book. Zsuzsi’s final moments show the routine questions that are asked in the lead-up to a VAD. The film also shows how Zsuzsi, herself, rotated the small white wheel of the canula that allowed the drugs to flow: the drugs that ultimately caused her death.