Karin1984
DIS Veteran
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- Feb 5, 2012
I was thinking about this topic in the train this morning. I hope that in the future we will have the choice.
In the Netherlands (where I live) we do have the option to end your life for medical reasons and this can include 'unbearable mental suffering'. But not yet for what we call 'fullfilled or completed lives'.
Research in 2019 showed that 0,2% of people 55 and older have the wish to end their lives when it's fullfilled. One thing that influences this wish is the feeling that they are a burden to others.
A proposal has been discussed in our House of Representatives, but it needed more work. It was lacking what to do to prevent people from making hasty decisions.
In the Netherlands (where I live) we do have the option to end your life for medical reasons and this can include 'unbearable mental suffering'. But not yet for what we call 'fullfilled or completed lives'.
Research in 2019 showed that 0,2% of people 55 and older have the wish to end their lives when it's fullfilled. One thing that influences this wish is the feeling that they are a burden to others.
A proposal has been discussed in our House of Representatives, but it needed more work. It was lacking what to do to prevent people from making hasty decisions.