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A June 29 article from The People’s Voice claims a European country has taken a dramatic new step to address climate change.
“Netherlands Begins Euthanizing Disabled People To ‘Save the Planet,’” reads the article’s headline.
The article was shared more than 300 times in one week, according to the social media analytics tool CrowdTangle.
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Medically assisted euthanasia in the Netherlands is performed only upon the patient’s request and follows strict legal procedures. The article was published by a website that regularly publishes fabricated stories.
The Netherlands was the first country to decriminalize voluntary euthanasia for patients facing “unremitting and unbearable suffering” in 2001.
The article claims the country is now euthanizing "citizens with autism and other minor disabilities, without fear of prosecution even if the patient no longer expresses a wish to die."
It cites a recent study investigating reports of euthanasia in people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders in the Netherlands as evidence.
But the article misrepresents the study’...
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