Dries Van Agt, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands He died with his wife Eugenie after resorting to a euthanasia duet They were both 93 years old and their health was very deteriorated, so they decided die at the same time and holding hands.
The process was carried out in the city of Nijmegen and the news was announced by The Rights Foruma human rights organization founded by Agt.
Double euthanasia in Europe: the marriage decision
As revealed by the director of the former prime minister’s organization, the decision made by Dries Van Agt and Eugenie is still something rare in the Netherlands, but it is beginning to be an increasingly well-known procedure. In the same, They both receive a lethal injection at the same time.
In 2019, Agt suffered a cerebral haemorrhage from which he could not recover, so his health was complicated, as was that of his wife.
As indicated in a statement, the former prime minister “died together and hand in hand of his beloved wife Eugenie van Agt-Krekelberg, his support for more than seventy years, and whom he always continued to refer to as ‘my girl.’
Statistics of the double euthanasia process in the Netherlands
In that European country, the procedure is legal and couples decide to end their lives on the same day and time. However, there continues to be a small percentage of those who opt for double euthanasia.
According to data from the Regional Euthanasia Review Committees (RTE)in 2022, they carried out 9,000 euthanasia in the Netherlands and were 29 those that were carried out in pairs, that is, a total of 58 people. Meanwhile, in 2021, they were 16 and in 2020, 13so it is becoming more and more popular.
The Euthanasia in the Netherlands is legal from 2022, although it is authorized in very extreme conditions and can only be carried out with medical supervision. Any other type of suicide assistance is considered illegal.
Source: Ambito
