Gov’t continues euthanasia debate after Ethics no 

The government is preparing for a debate on euthanasia and the design of a Danish model even after a massive majority in the Danish Council of Ethics has indicated that it is opposed to euthanasia, Health Minister Sophie Løhde said in a written comment. “The Council’s work shows very clearly that the issue of euthanasia is fraught with dilemmas. But also, that it should be seen in the context of the way you specifically choose to organize the individual model,” she says. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen restarted the debate when she gave her opening speech at the People’s Meeting in June, in which she said that she is a supporter.
     On Wednesday, the Danish Council of Ethics published a statement stating that 16 out of 17 members of the Danish Council of Ethics are opposed to euthanasia becoming legal in Denmark. The Council has particularly looked towards experiences in the Netherlands that allow both assisted suicide and euthanasia. In the end, it is a political decision, and the majority government has not yet made up its mind. Instead, it will have a public debate and will set up a committee for a more dignified death. /ritzau/