"Dutch media blast Santorum comments on euthanasia" February 23, 2012
Comments that Rick Santorum made about euthanasia in the Netherlands have caused a stir in the Dutch media, largely because the figures Santorum used appear to be either exaggerated or outdated and other allegations he makes about the practice are not backed by evidence.
If he can do it so can I.
Earlier this month, the presidential candidate and former senator from Pennsylvania brought up the subject at the American Heartland Forum with conservative leader James Dobson. “They have voluntary euthanasia in the Netherlands, but half the people who are euthanized every year, and it’s 10 percent of all deaths, half of those people are euthanized involuntarily in hospitals, because they are older and sick,’’ Santorum said. “So elderly people in the Netherlands don’t go to the hospital. They go to another country. Because they’re afraid because of budget purposes they will not come out of that hospital if they go in with sickness.’’
He said the Dutch wear bracelets saying “Don’t euthanize me.’’
The DUTCH DEATH BLOW!
The Santorum campaign did not respond to a request for documentation of Santorum’s claims. But independent sources show the number of euthanasia cases appears to be much lower than Santorum suggested....
Santorum’s data may have come from a summary of a 1991 government report referred to as the Remmelink report....
If I recall correctly, Bliar's dodgy dossier on Iraq came from about the same time period.
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Nothing like being out of date and short a dollar on a Dutch date, Rick.
Update: Rick Santorum's wife Karen had love affair with abortion doctor
I was only joking, readers, but I now look like a prophet!
