Posted on 10/13/2012 1:20:00 PM PDT by wagglebee
Dozens of psychiatric and dementia patients had their lives ended under the Netherlands’ controversial euthanasia laws last year.
According to Dutch media reports 13 psychiatric patients were euthanised last year, an increase of more than 500 per cent since 2010.
And the number of euthanasia deaths among those in the early stages of dementia rose to 49 last year, double that of 2010.
Warned
Overall, the total number of deaths by euthanasia rose to 3,695 in 2011, an 18 per cent increase.
However, previous research has indicated that 23 per cent of all euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands were not recorded in 2010, meaning that the actual number is likely to have been even higher.
Dr Peter Saunders, a leading pro-life medic, has warned that euthanasia in the Netherlands “is out of control”.
Underestimate
Writing on his blog Dr Saunders said: “The House of Lords calculated in 2005 that with a Dutch-type law in Britain we would be seeing over 13,000 cases of euthanasia per year.
“On the basis of how Dutch euthanasia deaths have risen since this may prove to be a gross underestimate.
“I have never been convinced by the term ‘slippery slope’ which implies passive change over time.
Widening
“What we are seeing in the Netherlands is more accurately termed ‘incremental extension’, the steady intentional escalation of numbers with a gradual widening of the categories of patients to be included.”
Two newly appointed health ministers have recently lent their personal support to assisted suicide.
Conservative Anna Soubry said it is “ridiculous and appalling” that Britons “have to go abroad to end their life”.
And Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb said his “personal view is that there is a case for reform”.
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I first read that as "under the Neanderthals".
Cause, dang, he would be on that list.
hitler doin’ swell even in his absence.
IPAB: fifteen appointees will be our T-4 program.
class reunion picnic chose Suncoast Hospice for donations at picnic this year. Sorry, I donated my time against them and in addition, they killed Terri, my mom and a whole lot of people. By the way, Mary Labyak, the hospice bundler who wore many hats and had much money, died. She was pretty young but she’s as dead as Senator Jim King is. Greer lives on but in fear every day. He should not fear earthly beings. His problems are at a much higher pay grade.
We’ll know they’ve come full circle when they start making lampshades out of them.
“What we are seeing in the Netherlands is more accurately termed ‘incremental extension’, the steady intentional escalation of numbers with a gradual widening of the categories of patients to be included.”
Very good points. Way beyond slippery slope, into the "final solution" for all the useless eaters/unwanted/no quality of life excess people. And this:
Conservative Anna Soubry said it is “ridiculous and appalling” that Britons “have to go abroad to end their life”.
First of all, "Conservative" must mean something very different in the UK; and second, are no people in the UK dying? She makes it sound as though no one is. What these fiends want is to murder people legally, plain and simple.
Coming soon to a Death Panel near you...
Gee, it’s a good thing we liberated them from the nazis.
But they won’t allow death-row murderers to be euthanized, uh, I mean executed. The liberal mind-set baffles me.
No — he would be one of the judges on the death panel.
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
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