
Dutch ‘Suicide Powder’ Seller Sentenced
Through Alex S.’s actions, ten people died after ingesting the deadly powder, while investigators revealed his so-called ‘suicide kits’ had been sold to about 1,600 people.
Through Alex S.’s actions, ten people died after ingesting the deadly powder, while investigators revealed his so-called ‘suicide kits’ had been sold to about 1,600 people.
The association Right to Die with Dignity lamented the “lack of commitment” to assisted suicide by private health providers.
Medical personnel “literally approach everyone who may qualify for MAiD and ask them if they want to die,” the director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition said to explain the steep rise in numbers.
“The president of the republic has issued the decree … as he was obliged to do” by the constitution, the presidency said in a statement on May 17th.
Instead of changing the text, the Socialist Party majority went straight to a second vote and garnered the needed supermajority to override the veto.
The Left and Centre are unanimously in favour of what they see as progress for society; on the Right, the prospect of legalising euthanasia faces strong opposition.
Everything has been done by the French government to prevent a balanced debate on the end of life, and to ensure a pro-euthanasia outcome.
Carboni’s militant gesture has opened the door for some of the Italian political class to expand the 2019 court ruling into a law authorizing euthanasia.