“A new survey reveals that 52 percent of Dutch euthanasia doctors would kill their dementia patients. Euthanasia in the Netherlands is alive and well, as the deadly practice has quickly spread into the medical field, with more than half of Dutch physicians specializing in euthanasia indicating that they would consider approving the fatal injection for their demented patients. With a population of just under 17 million--less than California, Texas, Florida or New York--the Netherlands has what many consider an alarmingly high number of Support Consultation Euthanasia Network Netherlands (SCEN) doctors. Approximately 82 percent of all SCEN physicians in the Netherlands--or 54--participated in the survey, which was divulged at an academic symposium taking place at Amsterdam’s VUmc Free University last week, ensuring that its results provide an accurate representation of the predominant mindset behind the nation’s medical system. SCEN doctors are an increasing breed in the Netherlands with a very tactical purpose. ‘SCEN doctors … can be called upon by family doctors who face a euthanasia request and who need help with the procedure, specialized and independent advice as to whether their patient should “benefit” according to the requirements for “careful” euthanasia, or a second opinion as prescribed by the Dutch euthanasia law,’ LifeSiteNews reports. However, the so-called ‘careful’ measures are reportedly only applied once patients’ lives are already claimed by the lethal procedure.” “Majority of Dutch Docs,” OneNewsNow, May 1, 2015 Comments are closed.
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