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AFAIK, the dutch legalised abortion by law as the first country in the world. >>
>>Follow-up....do you mean euthanasia? The Netherlands were definitely the first country to legalize that...
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>Yep, you're right. see my reply to tracy.
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>Walter,
Then perhaps what we have is just a failure to synchronize terminology. I would suggest that those who commit heinous crimes are obviously suffering and out of compassion should be euthanized <s>. Would that satisfy EU sensibilities?
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