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Mark Smith reports from the Netherlands, where partners are opting to leave this life with each other.

The memorial service for former Prime Minister Dries van Agt in Parliament on Tuesday was briefly disrupted by pro-Palestinian activists in the public gallery who also hung a Palestinian flag. Van Agt, 93, was a champion of the Palestinian cause in his final years. He passed away on the February 5 with his wife. "Free free Palestine!" the activists shouted. "He was the only politician who stood up for Palestine. The only one!" one of the protestors yelled while being led by p...

Dries van Agt, a prominent figure in Dutch politics and the former Prime Minister, and his wife Eugenie, chose to end their lives through the practice of duo euthanasia.

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Former Netherlands prime minister Dries van Agt and wife Eugenie, both 93, had been in fragile health for some time.

Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife Eugenie went through duo euthanasia at the age of 93.

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Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife committed legally assisted suicide by euthanasia simultaneously this week.

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Van Agt, who defended Hamas, was condemned over the years by Dutch watchdog groups as an antisemite.