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2001, 10:10 GMT 11:10 UK Opposition to Dutch euthanasia The bill
to legalise euthanasia in the Netherlands was supported by a
clear majority of the Dutch people and was easily passed in
parliament.  It was formally approved by parliament's upper
house on 10 April.  But not everyone agrees that humans should
have the right to choose to die.  The Netherlands is the first
country to legalise euthanasia since the Nazis Monika
Schweihoff, doctor The Dutch Roman Catholic Church said the law
would make it too easy for people to give up.  "People who are
ill but consider themselves a burden to their family, that's the
problem," said Peter van Zoest, spokesman for the Bishops
Conference.   The main opposition Christian Democrats (CDA) and
smaller Calvinist parties also opposed the law.  Andre Rouwoet,
one of five MPs for the Christian Union, said his party believed
life was a "God-given gift" and t