“In 2011, when she was 21, Esther registered with The Hague-based End of Life Clinic (now the Euthanasia Expertise Center), which provides physician-assisted suicide for patients who meet the requirements of the Netherlands’ Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide Act. Before accepting a patient’s request, the physician must, among other things, be satisfied that it’s voluntary, well thought out, and that the suffering is “unbearable and that there is no prospect of improvement.”
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