Elderly Belgian Couple Receive Joint Euthanasia

A television news report from Belgium is reporting that an elderly Belgian couple received joint euthanasia because they didn’t want to live without each other.  Apparently, the community knew ahead of time, as they even planned their joint funeral.  Details, analysis, and the embedded TV report over at Secondhand Smoke .

 

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