The number of euthanasia cases in Holland has increased by 13 per cent in one year, prompting the Dutch Government to launch an official inquiry. Last year 2,636 Dutch people were killed by euthanasia, with 80 per cent of the victims dying at home after being administered lethal drugs, whereas in 2008 this figure was 2,331. The rise in euthanasia deaths has prompted the Dutch Health Ministry to launch an inquiry into the nation’s euthanasia laws. Pro-lifers have warned that the increase has been caused by the demise of Holland’s palliative care system. Phyllis Bowman, Executive Officer of Right to Life, said: ‘I am sure that the increase in numbers of people opting for euthanasia is largely a result of inadequate pain control.’ Holland became the first country in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia in 2002, but the Dutch Government has acknowledged that involuntary euthanasia poses a serious problem. (See story in GB & I above)

Pray: that the Dutch Government would reconsider the present law and restore the sanctity of life. (1Cor.3:16-17)

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