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> to have to wait twelve years is overwhelming

He could have someone help him board a train to Geneva (a few hours away), hopped the Alps to Geneva and be done with it.

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Or maybe they thought that a good use of the remainder of their life was to fight for other people to be able to make that choice regardless of whether they could get to Geneva or not.

> He could have someone help him board a train to Geneva (a few hours away), hopped the Alps to Geneva and be done with it.

And pay some 8000 CHF. Not everyone has access to such a sum.

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