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Evers, the Holland-born artist who has lived in Cambridge for the last six years, is in the Netherlands this week and could not be reached for comment...
...This is not a published forum," wrote David Holland '95. "I would hope that if [The Crimson] overheard you on the street they wouldn't quote you by name. Netnews isn't much different from that...
...What Holland, and others who felt similarly, didn't realize was that posting a message to the Internet is not the same as saying something to a friend on the street...
...Netherlands boasts one of the worlds most liberal policies on mercy killing, but the Bosscher case caused a sensation. Never before had a physician reported helping a depressed but otherwise healthy patient commit suicide. Of the estimated 2,300 cases of euthanasia and 400 cases of assisted suicide in Holland each year, virtually all involve patients suffering from a terminal illness or unbearable physical pain. Officials charged Chabot with violating the strict guidelines that permit doctors to help patients end their lives. Last week, in a landmark decision, the country's highest court ruled that though Chabot neglected to have...
...where debate flares around Dr. Jack Kevorkian and assisted suicide for the terminally ill, the Dutch decision troubles ethicists. "Terminal illness at least gives you some line to draw," says Arthur Caplan, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics. Critics are worried that Holland has pointed the way to "assisted suicide on demand."Can one say no to a despairing Vietnam vet or rape victim?"If you're worried about the slippery slope, this case is as far down as you can get," warns George Annas, health-law professor at Boston University...