Assisted suicide（协助自杀） for anyone over 70 who has simply had enough of life is being considered in Holland.

作为世界上首个将安乐死合法化的国家，荷兰最近又提出可以为70岁以上的老人提供安乐死协助服务。

Assisted suicide for anyone over 70 who has simply had enough of life is being considered in Holland.

Non-doctors would be trained to administer a lethal¹ potion（一剂，药剂） to elderly people who 'consider their lives complete'.

The radical²（根本的，激进的） move would be a world first and push the boundaries even further in the country that first legalized euthanasia（安乐死） .

The Dutch parliament is to debate the measure after campaigners for assisted suicide collected 112,500 signatures in a month.

Euthanasia has been available for the terminally（在末端，致命地） ill in Holland since 2002 in cases of 'hopeless and unbearable³ suffering' certified⁴ by two doctors, but this would be a far bigger step.

Supporters say it would offer a dignified⁵ way to die for those over 70 who just want to give up living, without having to resort to difficult or unreliable solitary⁶（孤独的，独居的） suicide methods.

They might include widows（寡妇） and widowers⁷（鳏夫） overwhelmed by grief, those unwilling⁸ to face the frailties⁹（虚弱，弱点） of extreme old age or people determined¹⁰ to ‘get out while they’re ahead’ and meet death on their own terms.

The assistants who administered the deadly cocktail¹¹ of sedatives¹²（镇静剂） would need to be certified, campaigners said.