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Netherlands
Dutch government studying possibility of three or more parents
Michael Cook | 22 February 2013 |
The Dutch justice ministry is investigating the possibility of allowing children to grow up with three or more legal parents.
Massive fraud by Dutch psychologist shows weak side of scientific method
Michael Cook | 15 December 2012 |
The credibility of the field of social psychology is at risk, a Dutch panel has found after reviewing massive misconduct by a researcher
Report on Dutch euthanasia for 2011 released
Michael Cook | 07 December 2012 |
The most comprehensive information on Dutch euthanasia in 2011 available in English.
Dutch uni to investigate study of organ trafficking
Michael Cook | 01 December 2012 |
Dutch university to study growing problem
Big rise in Dutch euthanasia deaths
Michael Cook | 26 September 2012 |
Just-released statistics for Dutch euthanasia in 2011 show that the number of psychiatric patients who died has skyrocketed from 2 in 2010 to 13 last year. Euthanasia for people with dementia also rose substantially, to 49.
Dutch debate euthanasia of their prince
Michael Cook | 01 September 2012 |
Doubts emerge about Dutch guidelines for terminal sedation
Michael Cook | 20 July 2012 |
Should deep, continuous sedation at the end of life really be treated as normal medical practice in the Netherlands, ask three Dutch authors in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Although they do not appear to oppose euthanasia, they argue that “morally problematic aspects inherent to palliative sedation do not get the attention they deserve” under current guidelines.
Dutch euthanasia figures present muddled picture
Michael Cook | 14 July 2012 |
Euthanasia in the Netherlands is nothing much to worry about, according to The Lancet. The latest survey shows that the overall levels of euthanasia and assisted suicide are about the same now as they were in 2002, when euthanasia was legalised. A small increase since 2005 is just due to the fact that more people are requesting euthanasia. At least that was the spin in The Lancet's press release.
Father-to-son sperm donation
Jared Yee | 31 March 2012 |
A married couple in the Netherlands tried over and over to conceive, but in their early 30s they discovered that the husband produced no sperm.
Dutch activist found guilty of assisting a suicide
Michael Cook | 16 March 2012 |
In the latest instalment of a long-running case, the former head of the Dutch Voluntary Life Foundation (Stichting Vrijwillig Leven) has been found guilty of assisting in a suicide.
Questions asked about euthanasia for brain-damaged Dutch prince
Michael Cook | 03 March 2012 |
Dutch Prince Johan Friso, brain-damaged after being buried by an avalanche in Austria last month, has been transferred to Wellington Hospital, in London. Doctors believe that the 43-year-old is unlikely to recover consciousness, although will be weeks before they have a clear idea of his prospects.
Santorum sparks controversy over Dutch euthanasia
Michael Cook | 02 March 2012 |
So when US presidential hopeful Rick Santorum described the state of euthanasia in the Netherlands on February 3 in a forum in Missouri, he failed to kick a goal. In fact, the Washington Post fact checker, who is the son of Dutch migrants and whose uncle was euthanased, disparaged his “bogus statistics” and awarded him four Pinicchios. He was ridiculed in the New York Times and on Radio Netherlands.
Surrogacy is “reproductive prostitution”, says Dutch expert
Michael Cook | 18 February 2012 |
Once again Dutch legislators are organising a legal work-around for a procedure which is clearly illegal in the Netherlands. This time the issue is commercial surrogacy.
Mobile euthanasia squads launched in the Netherlands
Michael Cook | 10 February 2012 |
Six euthanasia flying squads of a doctor and a nurse will begin making house calls in the Netherlands on March 1. The teams will visit people who want to end their lives but whose wishes have been thwarted by another doctor who refuses to take their request seriously or who is simply unwilling to do it.
Dutch celebrate a decade of euthanasia with a film festival
Michael Cook | 06 February 2012 |
We have to try harder, say Belgian euthanasia doctors. We’re only #2
Michael Cook | 17 January 2012 |
Remember the Avis Rent-a-Car commercials from the 1960s? Maybe not. Anyhow, they tripled the company’s market share with the slogan, “Avis Is Only No. 2, We Try Harder.” The Belgian right-to-die lobby seems to have the same can-do attitude.
Completed lives: a Dutch explanation
Michael Cook | 02 December 2011 |
The concept of a “completed life” which deserves voluntary euthanasia is a controversial one. The Dutch group Of Free Will , which is campaigning for its legalisation, has explained the reasoning behind the movement in an English-language pamphlet, “The self-chosen death of the elderly”. It was written by Wouter Beekman and translated with the help of a grant from the Society for Old Age Rational Suicide (SOARS), in the UK.
Informed consent in Netherlands: euthanasia
Michael Cook | 12 November 2011 |
A 64-year-old Dutch woman with dementia was euthanased earlier in March, it has been revealed. According to the Dutch daily De Volkskrant, it was the first time that a person in an advanced stage of dementia had been euthanased.
Informed consent in Netherlands: circumcision
Michael Cook | 12 November 2011 |
Dutch doctors should discourage the circumcision of boys, even from Jewish and Muslim families, says the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG), because children cannot give informed consent.
Dutch “Lord of the Data” forged dozens of studies: report
Jared Yee | 04 November 2011 |
A leading Dutch social psychologist fabricated or manipulated information in dozens of research papers over almost a decade, an investigation has concluded.
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