X-Message-Number: 4104
From:  (David Stodolsky)
Subject: SCI.CRYONICS: Re: Death in Holland
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 95 20:31:51 +0200 (CET DST)

 (Dick Nierop) writes:
> In addition, if you are referring to a sort 'suicide hotel' in 
> HOLLAND (and not in Denmark): to my knowledge, such a 'hotel' simply doesn't 
> exist in my country; I've really never heard of such a truly remarkable 
> enterprise.

This was discussed with a member of the Humanist group in question on

Radio Netherlands International. The program was prepared for the English 
Section. 

The fact that you have not heard of it is probably due to the semi-legal status 
of 
euthanasia in The Netherlands. For political reasons, I think, primarily
opposition of Christian parties, the Law lags behind practice.

dss


David S. Stodolsky, PhD,  Euromath Center,  University of Copenhagen
Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. 
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