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NETHERLANDS
Some regions have 5 times as many euthanasia deaths as the lowest regions
Australian activist Dr Philip Nitschke at work
Social and existential problems tip people over the edge
After the exoneration of a nursing home doctor, authorities have made new guidelines
There will only be 5 or 10 cases a year, says health minister
Bert Keizer says that expanding the criteria for euthanasia eligibility is the path of progress
“The difference between your biological and your biographical life is increasing”
Patients need not be competent to be euthanised.
The media shouldn’t extrapolate from a few remarks
Euthanasia care is not a top priority in health care
Dutch EAS doctors use past statements to determine what demented patients want.
Between five and 10 Dutch children would be eligible for this every year
The first in the history of the controversial law to trigger criminal charges
Relatives had to hold her down during lethal injection
A worrying sign for supporters
Often they are not treated by psychiatrists
The RTE was concerned that the patient had not provided written consent.
After Australia, the UK, and the US, it pops up in the Netherlands
A controversial case of euthanasia for a demented patient has come under renewed criticism.
Persons over the age of 18 must notify authorities if they don't want to donate.
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