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Dutch to prosecute doctor for euthanasia on woman with dementia

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors launched a criminal case on Friday against a doctor for performing euthanasia on an Alzheimer’s sufferer without adequately confirming she wanted to die, the first case of its kind since mercy killing was legalized in 2002. The 74-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease four years before her… Read More »