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  Dutch euthanasia rules changed after acquittal in sedative case

  

  theguardian.com

  Doctors allowed to put sedative in patient’s food or drink if they might become agitatedDoctors euthanising a patient with severe dementia may slip a sedative into their food or drink if there are concerns they will become “disturbed, agitated or aggressive”, under a change to the codes of practice in the Netherlands.The review committee for cases of euthanasia refreshed its guidance in response to the case of a former nursing home doctor, Marinou Arends, who was prosecuted for murder and cleared after putting a sedative in her 74-year-old patient’s coffee before giving a lethal injection. Continue reading...

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  Netherlands to Allow Doctors to Help End Lives of Terminally Ill Children

  

  nytimes.com

  Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch health minister, said that “incurably ill” children ages 1 to 12...

  Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch health minister, said that “incurably ill” children ages 1 to 12 should be able to die with the help of a doctor.

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  Too often the basic rights of people with dementia are overlooked

  

  economist.com

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  Dutch court approves euthanasia in cases of advanced dementia

  

  theguardian.com

  Ruling means doctors cannot be prosecuted even if patient no longer says they want to dieDoctors...

  Ruling means doctors cannot be prosecuted even if patient no longer says they want to dieDoctors in the Netherlands are able to carry out euthanasia on patients with severe dementia without fear of prosecution even if the patient no longer expresses an explicit wish to die, the country’s highest court has ruled.The supreme court’s decision followed a landmark case last year in which a...

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