An elderly couple who lived together for 65 years were given legal permission to die together in a double euthanasia case in The Netherlands. Nic and Trees Elderhors had said that dying together was the deepest of their wishes and the Dutch law allowed both the 91-year-old to die together. The couple chose to die together and shared their last word and a kiss before breathing their last breath. The Dutch couple lived together in Didam and died hand in hand. This rare and beautiful love story is touching millions of hearts worldwide. 15-year-old Teenager Marries 73-year-old Woman In Indonesia, Couple Threatened Suicide If Not Allowed To Marry.

The couple were married for 65 years and were both suffering from age related ailments. Nic Elderhorst suffered a stroke in 2012, and his wife Trees was recently diagnosed with dementia. On learning about the difficult path full of suffering that lay ahead of them, the 91-year-old couple approached the council for seeking permission to die together Elderhorst’s daughter, stood through the entire legal process and said that her parents’ deepest wish was to die together. Famous Elderly Couple From The Viral Photo Shoot Are Not A Real Life Couple, Reveals Photographer Irina Nedyalkova.

Euthanasia is the process of assisted suicide that helps people who are terminally ill to have a peaceful death instead of suffering through it for a long period of time. Euthanasia has been a topic of debate for a long time, and The Netherlands was the first country to legalize euthanasia in 2002. Despite this, the number of euthanasia cases that are allowed in Netherlands is very low. According to reports, only 6000 of the 15000 euthanasia requests are granted by law. This is one of the reasons that the double euthanasia case is being called a rare phenomenon as the couple fit the criteria to be granted assisted suicide.

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