Douglas Murray Douglas Murray

Death watch | 27 August 2015

Euthanasia’s development in Holland and Belgium is a cautionary tale for those considering the idea here

issue 29 August 2015

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[/audioplayer]A couple of years ago I contacted Holland’s top pro-euthanasia organisation. Our House of Lords looks likely to approve a bill legalising euthanasia here, I told them. ‘Very exciting!’ came the reply.

Next month Parliament will again be discussing ‘assisted dying’, and although the tone of the British debate is not yet quite like the Dutch one, a shift in tone has undoubtedly occurred.

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