martybegan
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I don't think this was the intent when these laws were first proposed....
Dutch euthanasia law used to kill Mark Langedijk who decided death was the way to escape | Daily Mail Online
These laws were supposed to be about terminally ill people in pain, with no chance of survival or recovery. I know this is The Netherlands, but seriously, this makes me very very nervous.
Dutch euthanasia law used to kill Mark Langedijk who decided death was the way to escape | Daily Mail Online
The death of Mr Langedijk marks a new departure in Dutch euthanasia practice, which killed more than 5,500 people last year.
The scope of the mercy killing law, introduced 16 years ago to apply only to those in unbearable suffering, has already widened so that those who die include many whose problems include ‘social isolation and loneliness’.
One of those who died was a woman in her 20s who had been a victim of child sex abuse.
Papers released to explain the workings of the euthanasia laws said doctors believed she could not live with her mental suffering and her post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions were incurable.
These laws were supposed to be about terminally ill people in pain, with no chance of survival or recovery. I know this is The Netherlands, but seriously, this makes me very very nervous.