Duo euthanasia

[Jazzy]

Dries van Agt, the Christian Democrat prime minister of the Netherlands from 1977 until 1982, has died by euthanasia, “hand in hand” together with his wife, according to the human rights organization he founded. They both were 93.

“He died hand in hand with his beloved wife Eugenie van Agt-Krekelberg, the support and anchor with whom he was together for more than 70 years and whom he always continued to refer to as ‘my girl,’” the non-profit organization said in a statement.

The two both had been in fragile health for some time. In 2019, Van Agt suffered a brain hemorrhage while giving a speech at a commemoration event for Palestinians and never fully recovered.

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So, assisted suicide... will heaven's gate be closed for them? (Why/Why Not)

 

[Lamb]

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So, assisted suicide... will heaven's gate be closed for them? (Why/Why Not)

Did they trust that Jesus forgives their sins?

 

[tango]

Isn't this the same question you asked a couple of days ago but with a specific example?

Why is this one sin any different to any other sin? Jesus said the only unforgivable sin was blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, so unless someone wants to claim that suicide represents such blasphemy it's no different to anything else we might do.