Claim: Rick Santorum grossly mischaracterized euthanasia practices in the Netherlands during an appearance at a faith conference. He overstated the rate of euthanasia and falsely claimed that the elderly are being killed against their will and wear "do not euthanize me" bracelets: Santorum claimed legal euthanasia is responsible for "10 percent of all deaths for the Netherlands." Government statistics show euthanasia is climbing, but represented only 2.3 percent in 2010, according to the most recent data.
Fact-check: Santorum's Bogus Euthanasia Claims - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rick santorum grossly mischaracterized euthanasia practices in the netherlands during an appearance at a faith conference. he overstated the rate of euthanasia and falsely claimed that the elderly are being killed against their will and wear "do not euthanize me" bracelets: santorum claimed legal euthanasia is responsible for "10 percent of all deaths for the netherlands." government statistics show euthanasia is climbing, but represented only 2.3 percent in 2010, according to the most recent data.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Michael Morse
Date published: 2012-02-22T19:07:16