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Record Number of Euthanasia Deaths in the Netherlands
May 17, 2021 Source: fsspx.news
Almost 7,000 people were euthanized or legally committed suicide in the Netherlands in 2020, a clear increase as compared to the decrease recorded in neighboring Belgium.
The regional euthanasia oversight committees, responsible for keeping track of these deaths and verifying whether the criteria to be eligible for this procedure are met, recorded 6,938 deaths last year, an increase of slightly more than 9% compared to 2019.
The previous peak was 6,585 deaths in 2017. The numbers fell to 6,126 deaths in 2018. It appears that the decrease was linked to legal problems involving doctors performing euthanasia in the Netherlands and Belgium.
A record number of people were euthanized in the Netherlands last year.
Some who died suffered from psychiatric issues, according to Dutch News NL. Both the Netherlands and neighboring Belgium are known for their progressive euthanasia laws that have expanded the scope beyond patients suffering from a terminal disease.
Each year, the RTE Regional Euthanasia Review Committees analyze all deaths by euthanasia to check whether they met the six criteria dictated by the law for euthanasia or doctor-assisted suicide. In total, 6,938 patients died in this manner in the Netherlands last year. The RTE determined that two cases didn t meet the six requirements.