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Dutch Woman Chooses Euthanasia Due To Untreatable Mental Health Struggles
The procedure will take place at ter Beek's home. Her doctor will first administer a sedative, followed by medication to stop her heart.
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Former Dutch PM And Wife Die "Together Hand In Hand" Via Duo Euthanasia
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt has died by legal euthanasia, "hand in hand" with his wife Eugenie.
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Netherlands To Widen 'Right-To-Die' For Terminally Ill Children
The Netherlands will widen its existing euthanasia regulations to include the possibility of doctor-assisted death for terminally ill children between one and twelve years old, the Dutch government said on Friday.
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Dutch Doctor, Who Gave Lethal Injection To Woman With Dementia, Acquitted
A Dutch court on Wednesday acquitted a doctor over euthanising a woman with severe dementia in a landmark case for the Netherlands, the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia.
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Elderly Couple Got 'Deepest Wish' - To Die Together - In Rare Euthanasia Case
Nic and Trees Elderhorst both 91 years old and in declining health. Nic Elderhorst suffered a stroke in 2012 and more recently, his wife, Trees Elderhorst, was diagnosed with dementia, according to the Dutch newspaper, De Gelderlander.
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Dutch Politician's Killer Cites Her Pro-Euthanasia Stance
The man accused of murdering retired Dutch politician Els Borst confessed to her killing in court on Thursday, claiming he was motivated by her role in legalising euthanasia.
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Belgian lawmakers extend euthanasia to children
Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend the country's euthanasia law to children under 18.
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Belgium set to give children right-to-die
Belgium faced fresh protests on Wednesday as its parliament prepared to extend a ground-breaking euthanasia law to terminally-ill children, only the second nation to allow minors the right to die.
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Belgian Nobel-winning scientist Christian de Duve commits euthanasia at 95
Eminent Belgian scientist Christian de Duve, a winner of the Nobel prize for medicine, died on Saturday aged 95 after committing euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, his family said.
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Euthanasia legalised in the Netherlands
In a highly controversial end to an ongoing debate over euthanasia, the Netherlands has become the first nation to legalise mercy killing. The Dutch senate today voted 46-28, in favour of passing the bill to make mercy killing legal in the Dutch nation, in spite of thousands of protestors. The bill that had been in the offing since last November ...
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Dutch Woman Chooses Euthanasia Due To Untreatable Mental Health Struggles
The procedure will take place at ter Beek's home. Her doctor will first administer a sedative, followed by medication to stop her heart.
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Former Dutch PM And Wife Die "Together Hand In Hand" Via Duo Euthanasia
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt has died by legal euthanasia, "hand in hand" with his wife Eugenie.
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Netherlands To Widen 'Right-To-Die' For Terminally Ill Children
The Netherlands will widen its existing euthanasia regulations to include the possibility of doctor-assisted death for terminally ill children between one and twelve years old, the Dutch government said on Friday.
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Dutch Doctor, Who Gave Lethal Injection To Woman With Dementia, Acquitted
A Dutch court on Wednesday acquitted a doctor over euthanising a woman with severe dementia in a landmark case for the Netherlands, the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia.
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Elderly Couple Got 'Deepest Wish' - To Die Together - In Rare Euthanasia Case
Nic and Trees Elderhorst both 91 years old and in declining health. Nic Elderhorst suffered a stroke in 2012 and more recently, his wife, Trees Elderhorst, was diagnosed with dementia, according to the Dutch newspaper, De Gelderlander.
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Dutch Politician's Killer Cites Her Pro-Euthanasia Stance
The man accused of murdering retired Dutch politician Els Borst confessed to her killing in court on Thursday, claiming he was motivated by her role in legalising euthanasia.
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Belgian lawmakers extend euthanasia to children
Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend the country's euthanasia law to children under 18.
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Belgium set to give children right-to-die
Belgium faced fresh protests on Wednesday as its parliament prepared to extend a ground-breaking euthanasia law to terminally-ill children, only the second nation to allow minors the right to die.
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Belgian Nobel-winning scientist Christian de Duve commits euthanasia at 95
Eminent Belgian scientist Christian de Duve, a winner of the Nobel prize for medicine, died on Saturday aged 95 after committing euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, his family said.
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Euthanasia legalised in the Netherlands
In a highly controversial end to an ongoing debate over euthanasia, the Netherlands has become the first nation to legalise mercy killing. The Dutch senate today voted 46-28, in favour of passing the bill to make mercy killing legal in the Dutch nation, in spite of thousands of protestors. The bill that had been in the offing since last November ...
