The return of the house call

In the Netherlands, where else?:


In early March, the NVVE opened the world's first euthanasia clinic. It's called the Levenseindekliniek, the "end of life clinic." It serves as a point of contact for all Dutch people who want to die but don't have a primary care physician prepared to help them do so. The clinic has mobile euthanasia teams, each of which consists of a doctor and a nurse. When an individual qualifies for the program after passing a screening, one of the teams makes a house call to inject two drugs. One puts the patient into a deep sleep, while the other stops all breathing, leading to death.


The rest of the story is here.  And there is this:


The sweets were distributed two years ago as part of a promotional campaign. At the time, her organization was calling for Dutch pharmacies to be allowed to sell lethal drugs to individuals with a prescription. Printed on the wrappers is the word Laatstwilpil, or "last will pill."


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