The Netherlands is now the only country in the world allowing mercy killings. The Dutch parliament recently passed the legislation with a vote of 104-40.
Patients can now choose euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicides.
Documented mercy killings have been going on for years in the Netherlands. Now, the procedure will be legal. There are, of course, very strict guidelines, as there should be with an issue like this. The patient must have no hope of recovery and be suffering unbearable pain. The patient must also request it voluntarily.