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A right-to-die group in the Netherlands is suing the government in an attempt to expand the country’s already-lax euthanasia laws even further.\u00a0The group Cooperative Last Will is calling for legalized euthanasia for everyone who wants it<\/em> and is fighting to remove the requirement that only physicians<\/em> can assist in suicide procedures.<\/p>\n

“We believe it should be possible to provide the means to be able to humanely end your own life if you want to and feel it is time,” Jos van Wijk of Cooperative Last Will said in court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Netherlands has been a trailblazer when it comes to abortion, when it comes to same-sex marriage and when it comes to euthanasia legislation. And now we are once again a trailblazer with regard to your own control over the end of life,\u201d he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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According to Reuters<\/a>, the 29 plaintiffs in the case argue that the country’s current law, which requires oversight by a physician for euthanasia and assisted suicide deaths, “violates the right to self-determination and respect for private life enshrined in the European convention on human rights.”<\/p>\n

Currently, anyone who helps a person commit suicide is subject to a jail sentence<\/a> of up to three years. The plaintiffs want a change in the law that criminalizes those who help others to commit assisted suicide, thereby allowing anyone to help another person to die. They also want a lethal substance to be made available under certain conditions, thereby making it easier to access assisted suicide.<\/p>\n

For its part, the government is arguing that its laws already allow assisted suicide and euthanasia for a wide range of reasons.<\/p>\n

“However, the state is not obliged \u2014 and that is what this is all about \u2014 to facilitate assisted suicide, let alone allow it under all circumstances,\u201d government lawyer Erik Koppe\u00a0said<\/a> during court proceedings.<\/p>\n

Koppe also disputed the idea that the current restrictions violate the European Convention on Human Rights. \u201cNo right to die assisted by a third party or a public authority can be derived from the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, or a right to assisted suicide,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This latest court battle is evidence of the slippery slope that occurs once the taking of human life is legalized. While the country already has extremely relaxed laws surrounding assisted suicide and euthanasia, this latest lawsuit is part of the constant push for the further loosening of remaining restrictions. In allowing anyone to legally help another person to die, there is no clear indication as to what will differentiate this from actual murder \u2014 or how law enforcement is expected to know the difference.<\/p>\n

A court ruling in the case is expected December 14.<\/p>\n

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A right-to-die group in the Netherlands is suing the government in an attempt to expand the country’s already-lax euthanasia laws even further.\u00a0The group Cooperative Last Will is calling for legalized euthanasia for everyone who wants it and is fighting to remove the requirement that only physicians can assist in suicide procedures. “We believe it should […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":254949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5,4,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDutch group fights to allow anyone to legally help others commit assisted suicide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cooperative Last Will is calling for legalized euthanasia for all who want it and is fighting to remove a requirement that only physicians can assist.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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