Investigation Launched After Mentally Ill Patients Euthanized Without Their Consent

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has announced that it has begun investigations into four cases of euthanasia. Following on from a case last year when a doctor was reprimanded for euthanising a dementia patient without consent, these new cases are among 12 which were flagged by the monitoring committee as not being properly carried out. About 7,000 people were euthanised by doctors in 2017, according to official records, up from 4,188 five years ago.-- More...