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Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands

Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands

FromThe Documentary Podcast


Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands

FromThe Documentary Podcast

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Els and Jan have fewer than three days left on Earth. Childhood sweethearts who met in kindergarten more than six decades ago, they know precisely when they will die. And how. On an early summer’s Monday morning they will travel to a nearby hospice. Some of their family and friends will accompany them. And then precisely at 10.30am - holding hands, they hope - two doctors will administer lethal medication to each of them.In the Netherlands, euthanasia and assisted suicide are legal if someone is suffering unbearably with no prospect of getting better. The suffering can be physical or psychological. Els was diagnosed with dementia. Jan lived with pain 24/7.Last year, 33 Dutch couples chose to die like Els and Jan. And in February, one of the Netherlands’ former Prime Ministers ended his life by euthanasia together with his wife. For Assignment, Linda Pressly meets Els and Jan as they prepare for the end. And she explores the complex issue of allowing euthanasia in cases of dementia. A warning: some listeners might find the content of this documentary upsetting.
Released:
Jul 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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