The Hague, Oct 6, 2025 (AFP) - Dutch judges weigh assisted suicide appeal

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2025-10-06

A group campaigning for the right to die without medical assistance launched an appeal against the Dutch state on Monday, seeking to ease the restrictions on euthanasia and assisted suicide. The Netherlands was the world's first country to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2002 but under very strict conditions. Assisted suicide is only legal when performed by a doctor who has determined the patient's suffering is "unbearable with no pro......

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