The recently amended “completed life” bill is still facing many objections from the political world, it became clear on Friday during the end-of-life electoral debate in Amsterdam's Pakhuis de Zwijger cultural center. The bill, drafted by D66 MP Anne-Marijke Podt, is intended to allow people aged 75 and over to end their lives with assistance if they consider it complete. The adaptation of the bill lies in the duration and intensity of the path to the end of life, and support from an 'end-of-life counselor' will also become mandatory.
From next year, euthanasia will be possible for children between the ages of 1 and 12 who suffer hopelessly and unbearably. Health Minister Ernst Kuipers expects the new regulation to take effect on 1 January 2024. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, approved the proposal during a debate on medical-ethical issues.