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Jeanne Smits<\/span> – July 27, 2020<\/p>\n (LifeSiteNews<\/a>) \u2013 A draft law proposing the legalization of assisted suicide for people over 75 who are \u201ctired of living\u201d has been presented in the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament by Pia Dijkstra, of the D66 progressive \u201csocial-liberal\u201d party. While there is a relatively small chance that the proposed law will be able to cross all legislative hurdles \u2013 this usually takes at least nine months \u2013 before the present cabinet steps down, Dijkstra made clear that her main objective is to push the theme to the fore in order to be extensively discussed.<\/p>\n The idea of allowing people to choose to leave this life for personal reasons has been around for some time in the Netherlands. Since euthanasia became legal in 2001, pressure groups have been working to extend the scope of \u201cchosen death\u201d in the name of personal autonomy. People who consider their life to be \u201ccomplete\u201d should be allowed to put an end to it even when they do not comply with the legal conditions: \u201cunbearable suffering,\u201d either physical or psychological, due to a serious or terminal medical condition, absence of available treatment, no perspective of improvement of their condition.<\/p>\n The principle of assisted death for people who are \u201cdone with life\u201d is gaining traction in the Netherlands. Four years ago, in 2016, it was the ruling Dutch cabinet that promoted a new provision in the euthanasia law<\/a>, via a letter signed by Health Minister Edith Schippers and Justice Minister Ard van der Steur. The proposition never came to Parliament because of the general elections that were to take place one year later, and liberal as the Netherlands are, it shocked public opinion.<\/p>\n But lobbying has continued, in particular on the part of the National Association for a Chosen End of Life (NVVE) that had applauded the cabinet\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n Over the last years, the Dutch government has decided to consult the population before a similar proposition is examined. Commission Wijngaarden, as it is known, was created in 2017 to consult \u201csenior citizens\u201d to find out how many are actually \u201ctired of living.\u201d It appeared as a way of avoiding inevitable confrontations between Christian and Christian Democrat parties with more liberal parties in a country where forming a government is impossible without political alliances.<\/p>\n Second Chamber member Pia Dijkstra decided to accelerate the process, promising last September that she would \u201csoon\u201d present a draft law.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jeanne Smits – July 27, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) \u2013 A draft law proposing the legalization of assisted suicide for people over 75 who are \u201ctired of living\u201d has been presented in the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament by Pia Dijkstra, of the D66 progressive \u201csocial-liberal\u201d party. 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