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Dries and Eugenie van Agt, both 93, died as number of couples in Netherlands choosing joint end to life grows A Catholic former Dutch prime minister, Dries van Agt, has died by euthanasia, hand in hand with his wife Eugenie. They were both 93. Their deaths last Monday are seen as part of a growing trend in the Netherlands for “duo euthanasia”. Although still rare, euthanasia of couples was first noted in a review of all cases in 2020, when 26 people were granted euthanasia at the same time as their partners. The numbers grew to 32 the following year and 58 in 2022. According to the Dutch media, Van Agt – prime minister between 1977 and 1982 and the first leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal party – may have been a Catholic but always chose his own path, along with his wife of 70 years, whom he always called “my girl”. The Rights Forum, a pro-Palestinian group that Van Agt set up in his later, more left-leaning years, announced the news of their deaths “together and hand in hand” l

Eugenie and Dries van Agt on the campaign trail in 1982. Photograph: BNA Photographic/Alamy View image in fullscreen Eugenie and Dries van Agt on the campaign trail in 1982. Photograph: BNA Photographic/Alamy Netherlands This article is more than 2 years old Duo euthanasia: former Dutch prime minister dies hand in hand with his wife This article is more than 2 years old Dries and Eugenie van Agt, both 93, died as number of couples in Netherlands choosing joint end to life grows Senay Boztas in Amsterdam Sat 10 Feb 2024 12.15 EST Last modified on Sun 11 Feb 2024 17.19 EST Share Prefer the Guard

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