The Dutch Way of Death: Socialized medicine helped turn doctors into killers

On a Monday morning that he will never forget, Dr. Niko Wolswinkel's patient, a 77-year old woman dying from cancer, asked him to kill her. As a purely legal matter, he knew he could do it, but he searched his conscience. He couldn't bring himself to kill his patient; doctors are supposed to be healers, not killers. And, as a Christian, he believed it was wrong to take into his hands the power of God. A few days later, his patient died naturally. Wall Street Journal past featured article