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Almost all Dutch say they are ready to relax euthanasia rules

A recent RTL survey of nearly 20,000 Dutch citizens hows strong public support for relaxing the euthanasia laws. Currently, euthanasia is only permitted for individuals suffering from terminal illness or unbearable pain, but the debate is now turning to whether elderly people who feel their lives are "completed" should be allowed to choose euthanasia. It would allow individuals over the …

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Physically fit Dutch woman, aged 29, wins right to die after battling depression; ‘never hesitated’

In a landmark decision, a young Dutch woman's fight for her own end has come to a conclusion. Zoraya ter Beek, a 29-year-old physically healthy woman, has been granted approval for euthanasia due to her severe and treatment-resistant depression. Dutch woman granted euthanasia According to the Post, Zoraya first applied for assisted suicide in 2020, citing prolonged depression and continuous …

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28-year-old Dutch woman dies by euthanasia after documenting her battle with 'chronic fatigue syndrome'

A 28-year-old Dutch woman who documented her battle with ME, also known as CFS, died on January 27, 2024 after being euthanized. In her parting message Lauren Hoeve thanked everyone who has been there for her during her illness and especially in the time before she announced her euthanasia wish. Although assisted dying has been legal in the Netherlands since …

Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands’ highest court ruled Tuesday that doctors can carry out euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia if the patient has earlier made a written directive. Dutch euthanasia advocacy group NVVE welcomed the ruling, saying in a statement that the decision should help doctors “to feel strengthened and supported if they want to carry out euthanasia …

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New research commissioned by the Dutch government has found that around 10,000 people of 55 and over have a serious death wish. This group of people’s death wish is serious and the report underlines the need for action.’ De Jonge, a Christian Democrat MP and also deputy prime minister, said government policies should do everything possible to ‘help these people …

The court in The Hague acquitted a nursing home doctor of patient's murder. The now-retired doctor was careful and followed the euthanasia protocol established in Dutch law when she performed euthanasia on a woman in the advanced stages of dementia, the court said in a statement. While she was still lucid, the woman made a declaration that she did not …

The Dutch government has launched a new campaign to encourage people to think more about the end of their lives – well before they reach them. Although it links to a government website giving more information about advanced care directives – which can be used to give instructions such as ‘do not resuscitate’ orders and euthanasia wishes in cases such …

It's finished: Dutch teen raped as a child kills self with euthanasia, leaves moving Instagram post

Global media misreports Dutch teen author’s death as “legal euthanasia”

A number of international news outlets reported the death of Dutch teen author Noa Pothoven as "legal euthanasia", though this apparently was not the case. According to the Dutch government, “euthanasia” is defined as a doctor administering a fatal dose of a medication to a patient to put an end to unbearable and hopeless suffering. “Physician-assisted suicide” is defined as …

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