From The Christian Post:
Over 8,700 people died by euthanasia in the Netherlands in 2022, with a 34% increase in requests coming from dementia patients, according to data from the regional monitoring committees. Records also show there has been a substantial increase in the number of couples seeking to die together. DutchNews reports that the number of deaths by euthanasia has been increasing by nearly 10% each year. Read more.
‘Got Questions’ states that euthanasia, sometimes called “mercy killing,” can be a difficult issue. On one hand, we do not want to take a person’s life into our own hands and end it prematurely. On the other hand, we do not want to prolong the process of dying more than necessary—that is, we want to preserve life, but not prolong death. At what point do we simply allow a person to die and take no further action to extend his or her life? More Here
