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It will only be debated in parliament if the party lands a bill ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2020/02/holanda-1200x672.jpg?x95607\\") ![\\"Share\\"](\\" content/themes/newtral/dist/assets/images/icons/share.png?x95607\\") > Holland launches a "lethal pill" for people over 70 who are > "Tired of living" Holland launches a "lethal pill" for people over 70 > years that... ![\\"Share\\"](\\" content/themes/newtral/dist/assets/images/icons/share.png?x95607\\") ![\\"False\\"](\\" content/uploads/2020/07/fake.svg?x95607\\") Fake ![\\"\\"](\\"\\"/) ![\\"WhatsApp\\"](\\"\\"/) WhatsApp ![\\"Facebook\\"](\\"\\"/) Facebook ![\\"Twitter\\"](\\"\\"/) Twitter ![\\"Meneame\\"](\\"\\"/) Wiggle me ![\\"Mail](\\"\\"/) Email ![\\"Link](\\"\\"/) Direct linkCopy By Sara GonzálezFebruary 6, 2020 | 3 min read By Sara GonzálezFebruary 6, 2020 | 3 min read * Hoaxes * Euthanasia * Holland On January 30, the Dutch Government published a study that generated controversy due to the misinterpretation that some media made of it. He document investigated the death wish of elderly people who are not seriously ill since the country's euthanasia law—of 2002—establishes as a condition to be able to access assisted death that the suffering of the patient is unbearable and without prospects for improvement. As a result of the study and the debate that one of the parties of the government coalition, some media outlets have published that «The Netherlands will approve a lethal pill for tired people over 70 years old to live" or that "Holland is preparing a lethal pill." However, it is about an initiative of the Democrats 66 (D66) party that has not yet been presented nor debated. Furthermore, the Ministry of Health denies said content. "No "There is a proposal for now," they told Newtral.es by phone. The study was carried out with interviews with 21,000 people over 55 years and 1,600 general practitioners to draw conclusions. The Results showed that nearly 10,000 people over 55 years old—0.18% of the total of this age group—would like to end their life once over a certain age and without being seriously ill. The study also revealed an overrepresentation of women, half of whom come from a group with a low socio-economic status, a third have little education and They live in the city or its surroundings. His death wish is "complex and changing" and is reinforced by "worry", physical deterioration and loneliness. ## Why was the study commissioned? The Dutch Executive is immersed in a political debate about whether it is A law is necessary that regulates that older people who are not sick can receive help to die, reports the Dutch media nrc. This debate on the concept of vital fatigue already appeared in the coalition agreement, signed in 2017 by the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Christian Democratic Call (CDA), the D66 party and Christian Union (CU). ![\\"origin](\\"\\") Someone who heard from a neighbor who had read it somewhere: the origin of the hoax about Haitians who eat pets "It is clear that both supporters and opponents of legislation that allows people who believe that their life is complete to have the right assisted suicide attach great importance to a broad public debate about the issue," the agreement states. The parties that make up the Executive They thus committed to carrying out a study to know the scope of the group of people calling for a more extensive interpretation of the current law euthanasia. However, the coalition act stipulated that there would be no bills on this topic during the current legislature. Therefore, the Ministry of Health commissioned the research to the University of Utrecht Humanistic Studies to find out how many people would undergo to euthanasia when they felt that they had "completed their lives." ## A divided government The Dutch Executive is divided. In a statement, the party of Minister of Health Hugo de Jonge (CDA) assured that a law that regulates this situation "wouldn't work." For the ministry, the study shows that the current Euthanasia legislation does not need to be expanded. De Jonge believes that what What we have to do is "help these people regain their desire and sense of of living." ![\\"Venezuelans](\\"\\") The crisis in Venezuela after the presidential elections unleashes a wave of disinformation In line with the conclusions of the study, the minister considers it important work on the loneliness that the elderly feel and try to understand the reasons that lead them to want to end their lives. «When older people feel more connected to their environment, their desires to dying decrease or even disappear," says the team that developed the report. On the contrary, the progressives of D66 want to move forward with the idea. The MP Pia Dijkstra, who launched the debate, announced that she will present a bill in Parliament so that those over 75 years of age who "have completed their life" can request euthanasia. > \"Ik zal het wetsvoorstel voltooid leven binnenkort indienen. Zodat we als > politiek heel serieus over dit onderwerp gaan praten.Dat doe ik voor ouderen > die hechten aan hun onafhankelijkheid. Aan hun > zelfbeschikking.\"–@piadijkstra bij #Nieuwsuur > > — D66 (@D66) January 30, 2020 «I will soon present the full life bill. So that we, As politicians, let's be very serious about this issue. I do it for the elderly who care about their independence. For their self-determination, said Deputy Dijkstra, according to her party's Twitter account. The bill has not been presented yet. If the D66 party does so, It will have to be debated and voted on in the country's Parliament. For now, the proposal does not have the support of the coalition government as a whole and the The current legislature ends in March 2021, the date of the next elections. The Christian Union is against it, as is the Christian Democratic party. For your On the other hand, the Popular Party for Freedom and Democracy does not quite define assumption. Asked by Newtral.es, the Ministry of Health assures that in case of present this proposal, "the government coalition probably will not will approve." Furthermore, they indicate that it is "very unlikely" that it will be approved before end of the year. Given the commotion caused by the false content, the embassy of the Countries Bajos in Spain has stressed on its official Twitter account that "at the moment There are no laws, no proposals, no legal medications for people to "People over 55 years of age can end their lives." > In order to qualify some news published in the Spanish press, we > I would like to comment on the following. Last week a study was published > petition from the Dutch Government regarding people over 55 who no longer > they want to live. THREAD 👇🏼#euthanasia > > — Embassy of the Netherlands in Spain (@NLinSpain) February 5, 2020 * Hoaxes * Euthanasia * Holland ### Sources Perspectieven op de doodswens van ouderen die niet ernstig ziek zijn: de mensen in de cijfers, Communication office of the Dutch Ministry of Health De zin van het leven, CDA statement Is euthanasia allowed?, Government of the Netherlands Duizenden 55-plussers hebben ‘complexe en veranderlijke’ doodswens, NRC, 01/30/2020 2017 coalition agreement, Government of the Netherlands * This is our work methodology. 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