Huib Drion [SEP] date of death
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.
Drion wrote that elderly people who were incurably sick should be able to visit their doctor and receive medication to end their lives. Known in the media as the "Last Wish Pill" or "Drion Pill," the doctor-prescribed drug would be available free
Huib
Huib is a Dutch given name. Notable people with this name include:
- Huib Bakker (born 1965), Dutch physicist
- Huib Drion (1917–2004), Dutch law scholar and judge
- Huib Emmer (born 1951), Dutch composer
- Huib Luns (1881–1942), Dutch painter, sculptor and writer
- Huib Ruijgrok (born 1944), Dutch football coach
- Huib Schippers (born 1959), Director and Curator of the Smithsonian Folkways record label