"Dutch Ex-Prime Minister and Wife Die Together in Euthanasia"

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Source: Hindustan Times
"Dutch Ex-Prime Minister and Wife Die Together in Euthanasia"
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Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife Eugenie van Agt-Krekelberg died by euthanasia, "hand in hand," earlier this month after being in fragile health for some time. Van Agt, a Christian Democrat who became increasingly progressive after leaving politics, suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2019 and never fully recovered. The couple, survived by their three children, were buried in a private ceremony in Nijmegen.

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