In an interview with the NRC, former Health Minister Ernst Kuipers lashed out at the directors of the children's heart centers, who were able to reverse his decision to centralize this specialist care. According to him, they are only interested in their own money and status and not in the patients. They should be "ashamed of themselves", he told the newspaper.
Many members of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch Parliament, want a large-scale cohesive study to be carried out into the causes of excess mortality in the Netherlands since 2020. More people have died than expected for four years in a row. A motion from the NSC has been supported in advance by the PVV, BBB, SGP, and SP. Outgoing Medical Care Minister Pia Dijkstra advised against the motion because she wants to await the results of an investigation into excess mortality from 2020 and 2021, which are expected in the summer.
Becoming Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) was never a girl's dream for Pia Dijkstra (D66). When she was approached last week to take over from Ernst Kuipers, who had suddenly left for an unknown work destination, she agreed. Despite the polarized (political) climate and even though a caretaker government is not supposed to make new policies. But she doesn't just want to mind the store. "I think we can still solve and tackle a few things," she said.
(LIFENEWS) – A recent poll has indicated that 80% of Dutch voters believe that euthanasia should be available for those who consider their lives complete. According to the English-language NL Times, a poll revealed that 80% of Dutch voters support euthanasia being available for those who believe their lives are complete, with only 10% of…