Pages tagged "Belgium"
Belgium, where death becomes the norm, living the exception.
Nov 13, 2013
A documentary about ten years of legal euthanasia is a touchstone for radically different approaches to suffering. By Margaret Somerville - This article was published on Mercatornet
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More on Belgium's spectacular leap off the moral cliff
Nov 01, 2013
From Wesley Smith at :
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Belgium considering unprecedented law to grant euthanasia for children, dementia patients.
Nov 01, 2013
The the following report Associated Press published
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Belgium ponders child euthanasia this week in parliament
Oct 08, 2013
Newspapers across the globe are reporting that this week the Belgian Parliament will debate extending the Belgian euthanasia laws to include children and those suffering from dementia or other "diseases of the brain". We have already seen in recent weeks that the Euthanasia definition on the grounds of "unbearable psychological or physical suffering" is being tested through a number of media-reported cases. Yet news reports suggest that two-thirds of Belgians support the amendments.
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Paying the price for their autonomy
Oct 08, 2013
This article by Tom Mortier is cross-posted from MercatorNet:
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Belgian euthanasia death for mental suffering - could happen under Tasmanian law
Oct 02, 2013
The UK Telegraph is reporting the death of a person in Belgium on the grounds of "unbearable psychological suffering".
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Research article confirms - Belgian euthanasia law is significantly abused.
Sep 17, 2013
This summary of a recently published article in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry confirms consistent reports of abuse under the Belgian euthanasia law. Alex Schadenberg writes:
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Belgium: Disability support fail - yet euthanasing the disabled for organ harvesting is okay
Sep 02, 2013
In my last post I cross-posted a commentary from Wesley Smith where he was justly critical of the Belgian organ-harvesting by way of euthanasia of people with a disability.
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Disabled - "Euthanasia Organ Donors"
Sep 02, 2013
This article was written by Wesley Smith and published on August 31, 2013 .
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Euthanasia requests in Belgium - rarely refused
Aug 28, 2013
looks at Belgium's record: Alex Schadenberg
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