Dutch court upholds doctor's euthanasia conviction

The Dutch Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of a family doctor who helped a healthy 86-year-old man kill himself because he was ”tired of living”, saying it was clear euthanasia rules were never intended to cover such cases.

The ruling further refined long-established guidelines for euthanasia that were enshrined in law earlier this year, when the Netherlands became the first country to legalise doctor-assisted suicide.