Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Euthanasia rate hits record in the Netherlands


New figures show that the euthanasia rate in the Netherlands has increased by 13 percent in 2012 compared with 2011, marking the sixth consecutive year of increase.

In its annual report published on Tuesday, the commission that evaluates files of euthanasia in the Netherlands reported 4,188 cases of the practice, stressing that euthanasia accounts for approximately 3 percent of all deaths in the country .... http://www.presstv.ir