The Kessler twins, a celebrated German duo, died by assisted suicide at 89

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Their reported joint decision to pursue assisted suicide is extraordinary.
52% : Assisted suicide allows a person to end their life with prescribed medication under strict medical guidelines.
45% : While officials didn't reveal details, the German Humanist Association confirmed that the sisters chose an assisted death - a decision already raising conversations about autonomy, ageing and the right to choose your own ending.
41% : In Switzerland, assisted deaths make up roughly 1-2% of all deaths.
40% : Image: Picture: Instagram/retrosspection Alice and Ellen Kessler, the identical twins who became two of Germany's most recognisable entertainers, have died at 89 in what's being reported as a joint assisted suicide.
38% : Alice and Ellen Kessler who spent more than six decades shaping European entertainment, have died at 89 in what is being reported as a joint assisted suicide.

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