Elke Baezner

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Elke Baezner (2011)

Elke Baezner , actually Elke M. Baezner-Sailer (born October 2, 1945 ) was President of the German Society for Human Dying (DGHS) eV from November 2008 to November 2016

Life

After studying German and Romance languages ​​in Heidelberg and Mannheim, Baezner was a high school teacher, then worked for almost a decade in adult education. Since 1986 the German-Swiss, who has both nationalities, has been committed to the human right to self-determination; initially as a board member of Exit ADMD Suisse romande , then as President of Exit Deutsche Schweiz . She was president of the European umbrella company Right-to-die for three years .

Elke Baezner calls for a comprehensive legal regulation in Germany that respects the right of self-determination and the patient's will at the end of life and creates framework conditions for humane death. This includes respecting advance directives.

Baezner was injured in an acid attack in 2014; the assassin came from the environment of the Christian “ right to life movement ”.

swell

  • Ernst Ankermann: Let it die. Self-determination and medical help at the end of life. Reinhardt Munich and Basel 2004, ISBN 3-497-01693-4
  • The main problem: Lack of political will , in: Humanes Leben - Humanes Dying , Edition 2009-1
  • The Presidium introduces itself in: Humanes Leben - Humanes Dying , Edition 2010-2

Web links

Commons : Elke Baezner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Society for Dying humanses - Bureau , accessed on November 18, 2016
  2. ↑ http://hpd.de/node/18857
personal data
SURNAME Baezner, Elke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baezner-Sailer, Elke M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swiss human rights activist, President of the German Society for Human Dying (DGHS)
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1945