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Dr. Gunning Practice of Euthanasia.doc Comments on the Dutch Euthanasia Law.doc Text of Dutch euthanasia law.doc Dr. Gunning Why not euthanasia.doc
The so-called Groninger Protocol with dr Verhagen is an extension of the Dutch Euthanasia Law. The doctors want to have certainty that they are further away for possible prosecution.
The plan is to appoint a committee between the doctors' practice of euthanizing handicapped born children and the law enforcement authorities (OM).
Severely handicapped born babies are always a very emotional situation both for parents and the medical staff. At the moment doctors think that they need a permit to practice active euthanasia on handicapped born babies, doctors place themselves in a situation where parents can doubt about the doctor's action to do all he can to save the baby. There is absolutely no need to have this Groninger Protocol. It is widening the subjective rights of the medical staff to practice euthanasia.
The Dutch Euthanasia Law is a very subjective law with as main reasons to protect the doctor against possible prosecution and to help the doctor to report his euthanasia practice. But still 60 % of the doctors are not reporting there euthanasia practice. The rights of the patients are not protected. The doctor has to fill in the papers of his killed patient. And the victim the patient is dead.
The UN Human rights Committee doubts if with this law the patient's rights to be protected can be secured. The Dutch government has not answered the UN commission's question after three years.
Euthanasia is practiced every day in Holland. The governmental statistics show that in 3000 cases euthanasia is practice without consent and in 20.000 cases euthanasia related practices are executed such as withdrawing food and fluid.
The recent commotion by the Dutch government about remarks of Italian politicians proves the dangerous situation in Holland. The German doctors association is warning for the Dutch situation and also the CDU/CSU political party.
Please come over to Holland to rescue our country. We can contact you with people whose relatives were killed.
We send you the text and our reaction to the Dutch Euthanasia Law.
Drs. Bert P. Dorenbos, president of Schreeuw om Leven (Cry for Life) The Netherlands
Ruitersweg 35-37 1211 KT Hilversum The Netherlands
Phone: +31 35 624 43 52 Mobile: +31 6 511 99 125
E-mail: info@schreeuwomleven.nl Internet: www.schreeuwomleven.nl