Huib Drion

Huib Drion

Huib Drion (The Hague, 25 April 1917 – Leiden, 20 April 2004) was a Dutch Supreme Court judge and professor of civil law who became famous for proposing a suicide pill, which was later called Drion's pill after him.

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* [http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7449/1204 British Medical Journal: Huibert Drion]


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  • Drion's pill — is a fictitious suicide pill. It was proposed by Huib Drion, a former Dutch Supreme Court judge and professor of civil law. He argued that people aged 75 or over, living alone, should have the choice of ending their lives in a humane manner. The… …   Wikipedia

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