[knighthawk]

Democrats 66, the party of Health Minister Els Borst, who guided the bill through parliament, will be slashed during the next elections! Polls show they will fall from 14 seats (from the 150 possible) to 7!

[knighthawk]

Ping and FYI

[Caipirabob]

And now, the marketing blitz!

COME TO HOLLAND...AND DIE!

[lowbridge]

Democrats 66, the party of Health Minister Els Borst, who guided the bill through parliament

Typo. Someone left out the additional "6"

[Dumb_Ox]

Though opponents drew parallels with Nazi Germany, Dutch doctors did not win a licence to kill. They must follow strict rules or face prosecution.

Sadly enough, the Dutch come off worse in comparison with the Third Reich. Not even the Nazis dared to legalize euthanasia; they simply practiced it covertly.

[HENRYADAMS]

This rule has some interesting implications for probate courts. Wonder if the soon to be decedent is rich and the relatives are in a hurry? The doctor is named as taking under the will? Millions are left to "science?"

Now the death lovers have the "right to die" Tomorrow will they have the "duty to die?" After all Western Civilization is aging and it is expensive to keep all them old codgers alive.

[aardvark1]

life must be ended in a medically appropriate way

What does this mean??

[HEY4QDEMS]

Just a note to visitors, while visiting Holland, we strongly sugest you indulge in our world famous Green Crackers.!!

[NC_Libertarian]

I beleive you have the right to kill yourself, but I think this is a bad idea. Wait untill the HMOs learn of this cost cutting new procedure.

What about the pressure of the old and infirm who do not want to feel like a burden on their families?

The thing about killing yourself is, legal or not their is no recourse of the government. There are far more disturbing problems with legalized homocide then without.

I think it's a scary direction society is going with our value of human life. We have "endangered animals" (when extinction itself is a natural life process) who's lives are more protected then our youngest, our oldest, our weakest and infirm.

From what philosophy does such a lack of value on human life spring? From the ironically named "humanism".

In regards to the issue of pain, we have the drugs to treat the most excrutiating of pain, but they are tightly controlled in the name of fighting drug abuse.

So we allow ous sick to suffer to prevent the off chance that someone somewhere might get his kicks with these drugs.

My dad's a physician and he has told me he cannot prescribe strong enough medicines for his patience in pain as the DEA would severely harrass him if he did. (The DEA has sent countless doctors and pharmacists into prison and bankruptcy and ruin.)

It's a ****ed up world sometimes...

[Romulus]

Too bad about Europe. It'll be missed.

[Don Myers]

Wait until they start looking for "volunteers."