An 80-year-old woman with dementia was euthanized in the Netherlands last month, after a judge ruled in favor of her family who claimed that she had a “death wish.”
During the month of October, the American public was captivated by the story of Brittany Maynard, a young woman who had decided to end her life on November 1st.
Tom Mortier is taking Belgium to Europe’s highest court for allowing doctors to euthanize his depressed mother and waiting to notify him until the next day.
Facing an unpleasant circumstance, sometimes we just want to “get it over with.” But that’s no way to approach people at the end of their life. Stay tuned to BreakPoint.