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Dutch mobile euthanasia clinic ready to go

Teams will go to homes of patients whose doctors won't carry out the procedure.

Deaf Belgian twins euthanized after discovering that they are going blind

Voluntary euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since 2002; this is the first time two brothers have died together under the rules.

This picture taken in April 2005 shows a euthanasia kit available in Belgian pharmacies for general practitioners who want to practise euthanasia at patients' homes. Now patients in the Netherlands will have access to a specialised mobile euthanasia unit it they satisfy strict criteria.

ETIENNE ANSOTTE

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