In a twisted perversion of Romeo and Juliet, former Dutch prime minister Dries van Acht and his wife performed a legal duo euthanasia. Both were in failing health conditions and wished to part the Earth together. Their death practitioner, or “doctor,” agreed and killed them both, hand in hand, last Monday. 

The Netherlands had a horrifying euthanasia case in 2018 where a 74-year-old grandmother was forcefully euthanized against her will. Upon waking up from a sedative and changing her mind about suicide, her death practitioner had her own family assist in holding her down while he murdered her.