What happened?
A Dutch doctor has been acquitted after slipping a sedative into a patient’s coffee and then giving her a lethal injection.
The 74-year-old patient, who had dementia, had to be held down by her own family members so that the final injection could be given. The court ruled that the procedure did not break the law.
Why was it under-reported?
The facts of the story were fairly widely covered – but it attracted strikingly little commentary, given that it was a dramatic test case. It raises questions for all countries and regions which have permitted assisted suicide, or are contemplating doing so.
