Death law
After weeks of bickering, the Dutch upper house passed legislation that gives the Netherlands the industrialised world's most liberal euthanasia policy, AP reports from The Hague. The legislation sets a reporting requirement and guidelines that, if followed, would give doctors immunity from prosecution.
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