Switzerland has introduced new laws that force all hospitals and care homes, including Christian facilities, in the canton of Zurich to begin euthanizing their patients.

Christian hospitals and care homes in Switzerland’s most populous canton have now lost their right to prohibit “assisted suicide” on their premises under the Swiss government’s newly approved mandate.

The new laws strip religious institutions of a choice they previously exercised.

The measure passed with 68.1% support in a September 27 referendum.

At least 30 Christian institutions that refuse to euthanize their patients will be affected.

Promoted as expanding “patient choice,” the requirement also removes another choice: the ability to select a facility that does not permit “assisted suicide.”