New first for Belgium: prisoner euthanasia
For the first time, a Belgian prisoner has been euthanased. A man identified as Frank V.D.B, who had spent 20 years in prison for two...
Is the slippery slope at work in Belgium?
The “slippery slope” is often derided as a logical fallacy. But when one of the leading advocacy groups for euthanasia in Belgium posts an article...
Belgian doctors harvest high quality organs from euthanased patients
Participation is voluntary A group of Belgian doctors are harvesting “high quality” organs from patients who have been euthanased. This is not a secret project,...
Only half of Belgium’s euthanasia cases are reported
However, Belgian academics wondered whether there might be abuses in unreported cases. There were. The law clearly stipulates that euthanasia is administering, supplying, or prescribing...
Solve the organ shortage with euthanasia, says leading bioethicist
Oxford don Julian Savulescu thinks that doctors should kill consenting brain-dead patients for their organs. It was only a matter of time before someone would...