荷兰提出允许70岁以上老人安乐死

Assisted suicide（协助自杀） for anyone over 70 who has simply had enough of life is being considered in Holland.

作为世界上首个将安乐死合法化的国家，荷兰最近又提出可以为70岁以上的老人提供安乐死协助服务。

Assisted suicide for anyone over 70 who has simply had enough of life is being considered in Holland.

Non-doctors would be trained to administer a lethal potion（一剂，药剂） to elderly people who 'consider their lives complete'.

The radical（根本的，激进的） move would be a world first and push the boundaries even further in the country that first legalized euthanasia（安乐死） .

The Dutch parliament is to debate the measure after campaigners for assisted suicide collected 112,500 signatures in a month.

Euthanasia has been available for the terminally（在末端，致命地） ill in Holland since 2002 in cases of 'hopeless and unbearable suffering' certified by two doctors, but this would be a far bigger step.

Supporters say it would offer a dignified way to die for those over 70 who just want to give up living, without having to resort to difficult or unreliable solitary（孤独的，独居的） suicide methods.

They might include widows（寡妇） and widowers（鳏夫） overwhelmed by grief, those unwilling to face the frailties（虚弱，弱点） of extreme old age or people determined to ‘get out while they’re ahead’ and meet death on their own terms.

The assistants who administered the deadly cocktail of sedatives（镇静剂） would need to be certified, campaigners said.