Belgium euthanasia deaths rise by nearly 10%
The number of cases of euthanasia in Belgium rose by 9.85% over the previous year in 2022, according to figures published on February 17 by...
Belgian child of anonymous sperm donor wins landmark case
For the first time, a Belgian born of anonymous sperm donation has won damages in a lawsuit brought against his mother’s doctor. The unnamed man...
Belgium’s euthanasia law is unconstitutional, says high court. It’s not permissive enough.
Nearly 2,700 people were euthanised in Belgium in 2021, according to the official figures from the national euthanasia commission – an increase of 10% over...
Belgium rebuked over euthanasia management by European Court of Human Rights
After ten years in the courts, a Belgian man grieving over his deceased mother has lost a battle against his country’s euthanasia regime. Godelieva de...
Survivor of 2016 Brussels airport ISIS bomb is ‘euthanised’ for PTSD
On March 22, 2016, ISIS terrorists set off three bombs in at Brussels airport and at Maalbeek metro station. Thirty-five people died -- 32 civilians...
What does the future hold for the disabled when euthanasia is legal?
As the cartoon above suggests, disability activists fear that euthanasia could become a cheaper option for medical care. In a position paper published by the...
How Denmark has become the solution to Belgium’s sperm donor drought
Belgium has a sperm donor shortage because it has abolished donor anonymity. This is leading women to use Danish sperm banks. According to recent media...
Belgian euthanasia figures continue to rise
Nearly 2,700 people were euthanised in Belgium in 2021, according to the official figures from the euthanasia commission – an increase of 10% over the...
In Europe, suicides rise after ‘right-to-die’ is legalised, says bioethicist
Right-to-die campaigners often claim that legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia will result in a fall in the number of suicides. UK bioethicist David Albert Jones...
Belgian euthanasia doctors intimidated by lawyers
Euthanasia has become normalised in Belgium. Accounting to official figures, about 1 death in 50 is due to euthanasia – and a large proportion are...
Spanish couple awarded €38,000 after IVF clinic produced the wrong kind of child
A Spanish couple has won a lawsuit in a Belgian court because an IVF clinic produced twins with the wrong genetic make-up. The parents were...
Illegal euthanasia of infants continues in Belgium
It is well-known that eligibility for euthanasia in Belgium is elastic. However, there are limits. The law only permits the euthanasia of minors who are...