Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Panel clears Dutch doctor who asked family to hold patient down as she carried out euthanasia procedure

Via David

Doctor drugged coffee before administering lethal injection
The doctor drugged the patient's coffee before administering a lethal injection

Dutch woman doctor who asked an elderly patient's family to hold her down while she administered a fatal drug dose has been cleared under Holland's euthanasia laws.

Mailonline reported that the patient fought desperately in an attempt not to be killed.

Jacob Kohnstamm, chairman of the Regional Review Committee, which considered the case, said: "I am convinced that the doctor acted in good faith, and we would like to see more clarity on how such cases are handled in the future." 

As a result, the case will be considered by Dutch courts to clarify the law over whether doctors who carry out euthanasia on patients with dementia should face prosecution if they acted in good faith.

2 comments:

  1. Once Gert Wilders wins the upcoming elections, seals the Dutch borders to 7th century savages and starts deportations, I hope he can convince the rest of the Dutch people to repeal this bit of home grown fascist barbarity. Pulling the plug on someone who is braindead with no chance of revival is one thing. Assisting someone who is terminal and suffering unbearable pain might even be arguable. But holding someone down, even if they suffer from dementia, while they struggle against someone who they full well know is about to kill them, is premeditated murder plain and simple. I'd bet that these same people fashion themselves as great humanitarians because they don't execute murderers and rapists.

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    1. holding someone down, even if they suffer from dementia, while they struggle against someone who they full well know is about to kill them, is premeditated murder plain and simple.

      Absolutely.

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