All posts tagged "Belgium"
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457InternationalBelgium to consider expanding euthanasia access for those with dementia
Lawmakers in Belgium are considering a move that would loosen the country’s euthanasia laws to allow the practice for those suffering from...
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1.5KAnalysisHow legal abortion opened the door to pro-infanticide bills
For years, pro-abortion bioethicists have been promoting after-birth abortion — infanticide — for children with disabilities. In some nations, such as Belgium,...
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419International66 people in New Zealand have died by assisted suicide in just four months
Since legalizing assisted suicide in New Zealand, 66 people have been killed, with another 30 deemed eligible, according to statistics recently released...
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701InternationalBelgium euthanasia deaths are on the rise, especially for the mentally ill
The number of deaths from euthanasia in Belgium increased by several hundred from 2020 to 2021, with the number of people euthanized...
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511Guest Column
Belgian Constitutional Court fails to uphold health care providers’ conscience rights
(ADF International) Human rights experts have raised concerns about a ruling the Belgian Constitutional Court handed down on February 17th. The Court upheld...
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773Guest ColumnBelgium criticized by UN Human Rights Council for euthanasia law
(Right to Life UK) Belgium has been criticised for its radical euthanasia law during a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights...
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599InternationalAustria becomes the latest country to legalize assisted suicide
Austria’s parliament voted to legalize assisted suicide on Thursday, December 16. The vote follows a federal court ruling last year, which determined...
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504Human InterestAssisted suicide advocate uses mother’s self-starvation to promote death
A 58-year-old woman in Scotland starved herself to death in 2014 after learning she had lung cancer and had been given six...
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11.0KInternationalReport: Belgian doctors euthanized 24 infants in 15 months
A study from Belgium has revealed that over the course of 15 months, 24 infants were killed by lethal injection in Flanders,...
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3.2KInternational
New Zealand judge deems mother’s murder of disabled daughter ‘mercy killing’
A New Zealand woman who murdered her disabled daughter was spared a life sentence in prison by a judge who called it...
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2.1KGuest ColumnSHOCK: 10% of all babies who die in northern Belgium are euthanized
(National Review) Belgium has no age limit for its euthanasia. Now, a letter published in a British Medical Journal publication reports that...
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4.6KInternationalVictim of sexual abuse euthanized in the Netherlands
The legalization of euthanasia always starts off in a seemingly benign manner: a case is made that people who are suffering from incurable...
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10.6KIssues
People are being euthanized in Europe… for autism
Euthanasia in Europe has become horrifying in its extremism. In countries where euthanasia is legal, it seems there is no shortage of...
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Quote of the day: Euthanasia “floodgates” hard to close once opened
In 2002, the government of Belgium formed the Federal Evaluation and Control Commission for Euthanasia. Last week, they announced that seven of the seats...
