A recent professional analysis highlights the devastating impact of psychiatric euthanasia on suicidal youth in the Netherlands, raising questions about the limits of psychiatry and the potential for social contagion. The Dutch model, once touted as careful and balanced, has seen a sharp increase in requests for euthanasia on psychiatric grounds, particularly among young adults and minors. This trend is alarming, with concerns growing over the role of “doctor shopping” and the amplification of these dynamics through media coverage and social media. As one expert warns, rejecting legalization of hastened death across the board may be the only way to avoid becoming a pro-suicide society, where cultural norms shift in favor of medicalized death for those struggling with mental suffering.
Source: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/euthanasia-of-the-mentally-ill-increasing-in-the-netherlands