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As assisted suicide and euthanasia issues simmer, look at Holland.(Column)
From:
National Catholic Reporter
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April 11, 1997| Author:
Farrell, Michael J.
| COPYRIGHT 1997 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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The Netherlands is the only nation where mercy killing is accepted practice, says Herbert Hendin in his book, 'Seduced by Death: Doctors, Patient and the Dutch Cure.' About 2,300 cases of euthanasia occur yearly there. The impact on doctors, patients, and Dutch society of this killing practice, is discussed.
As a race we have always worked harder at making life good than making death happy. Death unsettles us individually and communally. One manifestation of our nervousness is th...
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