Claim: Dutch teen author Noa Pothoven was voluntarily euthanized.
Verdict: REFUTES

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title: Annie M. G. Schmidt
text: sketches for such luminaries as Wim Sonneveld and Wim Kan. Her literary career took off in the early 1950s, and included song- and playwriting for the theatre, scripts for radio and television shows, columns for newspapers, and children's books. Her final book, "Wat Ik Nog Weet", a book of childhood memories, appeared in 1992. She used euthanasia a day after her 84th birthday (with a combination of pills and alcohol) and was buried in Amsterdam. By the time she died in 1995 (of heart failure caused by euthanasia), she was an icon of the Dutch literary world, and even her

title: Annie M. G. Schmidt
text: for adults, she is known best for children's books. Her best-known work for children may be the series "Jip and Janneke". Many of her books, such as "Pluk van de Petteflet", were illustrated by Fiep Westendorp. Schmidt received the 1988 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her lasting contribution as a children's writer. The biennial award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. By the time she died in 1995 (of heart failure caused by euthanasia), she was an icon of the Dutch literary world,

title: Marita van der Vyver
text: Kom Weer" in 2001. Her youth novel "Die Ongelooflike Avonture van Hanna Hoekom" won the Sanlam Prize for Youth Fiction in 2002 and was made into a film in 2010. Marita van der Vyver Marita van der Vyver (born 6 May 1958) is an Afrikaans author who has written several books for both adult and youth audiences. Since 1999, she has been settled in France with her husband and three children. Van der Vyver wrote a collection of humorous essays detailing life in the countryside of France, titled "Die hart van ons huis" in 2004, after which her first volume

title: Annie M. G. Schmidt
text: and even her death—peaceful, in the company of her friends and family—continues to be referenced in the Dutch media and played an important role in discussions of euthanasia. Anna Mannie Gannie "Annie" Schmidt was born on 20 May 1911 in Kapelle, Zeeland in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Dutch Reformed minister Johannes Daniel Schmidt (1871–1951) and school teacher Geertruida Maria Bouhuijs. She had an elder brother Wim and two older sisters also named Anna M. G. who both died young and before she was born. She was called Zus () by her family. She was a solitary child,

title: Heleen van Royen
text: novels were adapted for film, "De gelukkige huisvrouw" (2009, adapted for the stage in the same year), and "De ontsnapping" ("The Escape", 2010). She has two children, daughter Olivia and son Sam. In November 2006, van Royen posed nude for Playboy. Heleen van Royen Heleen van Royen (born Helena Margaretha Kroon; 9 March 1965 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch novelist and columnist. Her novel "De gelukkige huisvrouw" ("The Happy Housewife") was best-selling Dutch novel of 2010. The candid descriptions of sexuality (including her own) found in her books and her columns have drawn considerable attention, as have her personal revelations

title: Voluntary euthanasia
text: most famous author Hugo Claus, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was among those that asked for euthanasia. He died in March 2008, assisted by an Antwerp doctor. A key turning point in the debate over voluntary euthanasia (and physician assisted dying), at least in the United States, was the public furor over the Karen Ann Quinlan case. The Quinlan case paved the way for legal protection of voluntary passive euthanasia. In 1977, California legalized living wills and other states soon followed suit. In 1980 the Hemlock Society USA was founded in Santa Monica by Derek Humphry. It was the first group

title: Non-voluntary euthanasia
text: considered cases of non-voluntary euthanasia. Since 2004, the Netherlands, also has a protocol to be followed in cases of euthanasia on children under the age of 12 (see also below), which was ratified by the Dutch National Association of Pediatricians, although the practice remains technically illegal. Together with colleagues and prosecutors, Eduard Verhagen developed the Groningen Protocol, in which cases prosecutors will refrain from pressing charges. Active euthanasia on newborns is illegal throughout the world, with the "de facto" exception of the Netherlands mentioned above. Because a newborn child is never able to speak for themselves, euthanasia on newborns is

title: Doeschka Meijsing
text: Literature Prize, the F. Bordewijk Price and the Opzij Literature, was inspired by her relationship with Xandra Schutte. This relationship ended because her partner had left her for someone else. Meijsing died at the age of 64 from complications of major surgery. She lived until her death in Amsterdam, where she lived in an apartment above her ex-partner. Doeschka Meijsing Maria Johanna Meijsing (21 October 1947 – 30 January 2012) was a Dutch novelist. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs in 2000 for her novel "De tweede man", and in 2008 the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for her novel "Over de liefde".

title: Hella Haasse
text: Hella Haasse Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (2 February 1918 – 29 September 2011) was a Dutch writer, often referred to as "the Grand Old Lady" of Dutch literature, and whose novel "Oeroeg" (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is ""Heren van de Thee"", translated to ""The Tea Lords"". In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse ""the Queen among authors"". Haasse has the first Dutch digital online museum dedicated to the life and work of an

title: Marieke Vervoort
text: Flemish sports journalists. Despite her success, Vervoort said that she was considering euthanasia as she was preparing for the Paralympics in Rio. She suffers from a painful degenerative disease and she has said that Rio is her "last wish". She has clarified that this does not mean euthanasia will occur immediately after the games, stating that "You have to live day-by-day and enjoy the little moments. When the day comes—when I have more bad days than good days—I have my euthanasia papers. But the time is not there yet." She lives with Zenn, her assistance Labrador. Marieke Vervoort Marieke Vervoort

title: Alba Bouwer
text: Villiers (2003), Jaco Jacobs (2006). Alba Bouwer Albertha Magdalena Bouwer (16 March 1920 – 5 October 2010) was a South African Afrikaans-writing journalist and author. She is best known for her series of children's stories about the experiences of a small girl called Alie growing up in the fictional location Rivierplaas in rural Free State. Late in life she published a novel for adults, "Die afdraand van die dag is kil" (The close of the day is cold, 1992), about two women in old age. Alba Bouwer was herself brought up on a farm in the Free State, and attended

title: Annie M. G. Schmidt
text: death—peaceful, in the company of her friends and family—continues to be referenced in the Dutch media and played an important role in discussions of euthanasia. Her life became the subject of plays in 2003 and 2009, her work continues to be in print, and her plays are still performed (such as 1980's "", a play discussing euthanasia, performed again in 1999). She is included as one of the topics in the Canon of Dutch History, which was prepared by a committee headed by Frits van Oostrom and presented to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Maria van der Hoeven,

title: Willem Jan Otten
text: and fiction about euthanasia and played a role in the euthanasia debate in the Netherlands by criticizing the arguments in favour of euthanasia and the freedom of choice in matters of one's own life and death. In 1999 he published an essay "Het wonder van de losse olifanten, een rede tot de ontwikkelden onder de verachters van de christelijke religie" ("The miracle of the solitary elephants. Lecture addressed to the cultivated among the despisers of the Christian religion") in which he examined the arguments pro and contra Christian belief. This lecture followed upon his conversion to Roman Catholicism. Some of

title: Marita van der Vyver
text: "Leserskring" (a book club) and a feature writer for "Sarie". She published three youth novels, "Van Jou Jas" (1982), "Tien vir 'n Vriend" (1987) and "Eenkantkind" (1991) before releasing her first novel for adults, "Griet skryf 'n Sprokie" in 1992, which won the ATKV, M-Net and Eugène Marais prize. It was translated into English, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, Swedish, Czech, Chinese and Hebrew. In 1994, "Dinge van 'n Kind", another youth novel, was published before she released her first book for young children, "Olinosters op die Dak" in 1997. Another adult novel, "Wegkomkans" was published in 1999, followed by "Griet

title: Anna Blaman
text: remained uncompleted but was published posthumously in 1974. Vrugt died in Rotterdam at the age of 55 of a cerebral embolism. As a high-profile public figure who was openly homosexual, she helped open doors for Dutch lesbians. The 1990 Dutch film "Spelen of sterven" (English title "To Play or to Die") was based on one of her stories. Anna Blaman Anna Blaman, real name Johanna Petronella Vrugt, (31 January 1905 – 13 July 1960) was a Dutch writer and poet. The daughter of Pieter Jacob Vrugt and Johanna Karolina Wessels, she was born in Rotterdam. Vrugt studied French and went

title: Ethel Portnoy
text: Her books were translated by her (ex-)husband (they were divorded in the 1980s), their daughter Hepzibah Kousbroek (1954–2009) and by Tinke Davids. Most of her books were published by Amsterdam publisher Meulenhoff. The Dutch language is using the term "Broodje Aap" ('monkey sandwich') to refer to urban legends as a result of Portnoy's book with the same title. Ethel Portnoy Ethel Portnoy (March 8, 1927 – May 25, 2004) was a Dutch Jewish writer. She wrote mainly essays, columns, short stories, travel stories and several novels. Ethel Portnoy was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Bronx in New

title: Heleen Dupuis
text: Heleen Dupuis Heleen Margriet Dupuis (born 30 May 1945) is a Dutch ethicist, professor, and politician who served in the Senate from 1999 to 2015 as part of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Her father was a doctor with a practice out of her hometown of Rotterdam. She began her professional career as a part-time teacher and professor in the 1970s. From there, she worked in the ethics department at Leiden University. She served as chairman of the Dutch Voluntary Euthanasia Association from 1981 to 1985, and has also served as chairman of the Alzheimer's Council of

title: Threes Anna
text: from her theatre work, she creates and produces documentaries about several different artists and Dogtroep. After a tragic accident in 1998, in which her partner in life and colleague Marco Biagioni dies, Threes Anna stops with Dogtroep and begins to develop feature films and writing novels. Since 2003 Threes Anna has published seven novels, "De kus van de weduwe" ('The Widow's Kiss'), "Motormoeder" ('Motor Mother', the very first Dutch novel to be downloaded and read on mobile phone), "De stille stad" ('Silent City'), "Vogel kan niet vliegen" ('The Bird Can't Fly', after her first feature film), "Wachten op de moesson"

title: Anna Blaman
text: kruisvaarder" (The Crusader) in 1950 and two books of short stories "Ram Horna" in 1951 and "Overdag" in 1957. The novel "Op leven en dood" (A Matter of Life and Death) was published in 1954. The "nom de plume" Anna Blaman may have been derived from the name of Alie Bosch, a nurse who treated Vrugt for a kidney disease. The author fell in love with Bosch; although Bosch left to live with a dancing teacher, they did become friends again later in life. She received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1956. Her last novel "De verliezers" (The losers)

title: Anna Rutgers van der Loeff
text: Anna Rutgers van der Loeff Anna Rutgers van der Loeff (1910–1990) was a Dutch writer of children's novels. Some of her works have been translated into other languages, including English. Possibly her most popular novel was the 1963 "Children on the Oregon Trail" ("De Kinderkaravaan"), an account of a family of children traveling with a pioneer caravan to Oregon in the mid-19th century, loosely based on the real incident of the Sager orphans. Another popular novel was her 1958 "Avalanche", a story of a group of children from an orphanage caught up in heavy snowfall in Switzerland. She won the