>>> AFAIK, the dutch legalised abortion by law as the first country in the world.
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>>>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,
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>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?

Nice try