More euthanasia requests were granted in the Netherlands last year. The number of reported cases of euthanasia rose by four percent to 9,068. That is 5.4 percent of all the people who died in the Netherlands that year, yearly numbers from the Regional Euthanasia Review Committees (RTE) showed.The numbers showed that euthanasia to end severe psychological suffering was up by 20 percent last year. In total, there were 138 assisted suicide cases for this reason, compared to 115 the year earlier
[Sam's original lede] A Dutch medical federation removed the age limit for patients who desire to hasten their lives by ceasing to eat and drink, allowing young people who no longer wish to live to die by starvation and dehydration.
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