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Tag: Belgium

Euthanasia in Belgium – a son’s story

Godelieva De Troyer had been suffering from chronic depression for twenty years when she was euthanised, her family unaware, by the doctor who co-chairs the federal euthanasia regulator and who co-founded an organisation De Troyer had just given money to.

First minor euthanised in Belgium

The death of a 17 year old marks the first officially reported death of an under-18 since the country's law was amended to include children

Belgian euthanasia: up and up

Latest figures show a new high for Belgian euthanasia in 2015 - as officials concede that under-reporting means they can't be certain how many lives have been ended

6.3% of Belgian deaths now E&AS

New analysis finds that 4.6% of deaths in Belgium are by euthanasia, 0.05% by assisted suicide and 1.7% are 'hastened... without explicit request from patient'

Belgium’s grisly descent…

...down euthanasia's slippery slope

Belgian child euthanasia vote

Belgian Senate will vote on bill to extend euthanasia to children with disabilities on 26 November

Q&A – Low Countries developments

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Answers to key questions regarding recent worrying developments in Belgium and the Netherlands

4,620% increase in Belgian euthanasia cases in ten years since legalisation

Recently released figures give a stunning image of the effects of incremental extension

Belgian twins’ euthanasia, and what it represents

Just the latest step in an escalation of euthanasia which is badly out of control

Euthanasia is out of control in Belgium – new ten year review

Report on the first decade of legalised euthanasia exposes 'the absence of any effective control'

Belgium

Belgian Senate Document – 16 Sept 08

Belgian Senate Document – 28 Nov 07

Leading Political Party in Belgium Calls for Euthanasia for Teens and Children

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