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...
Belgian euthanasia is broken, says academic study
Every once in a while, a bioethics article appears which is so powerful an indictment of injustice that it sends shivers up the spines of...
Belgium’s euthanasia law under fire in European Court of Human Rights
The case of Godelieva de Troyer shows the entrenched conflict of interest in Belgian euthanasiaGodelieva de Troyer On April 19, 2012, a 64-year-old Belgian woman...
Dramatic euthanasia trial ends in acquittal for all three Belgian doctors
Courtroom erupts with applause Three Belgian doctors charged with unlawful euthanasia in a landmark trial were acquitted in the wee hours of Friday morning. When...
More about Belgium’s euthanasia trial
Belgium's historic trial of three doctors for illegally killing a mentally ill woman in 2010 gives a glimpse of what's going on backstage in its...
Belgian trial is unveiling dark back story to euthanasia death of Tine Nys
Sadder and more complicated The three doctors on trial / Belga The criminal trial of three Belgian doctors for assisting in an allegedly illegal euthanasia...
Historic first trial of euthanasia doctors begins in Belgium
A death in 2010 finally comes to court Tine Nys (centre) with her two sisters Next Tuesday commences an historic trial in Belgium – the...
Is it possible to wind back euthanasia in Belgium?
In our lead story today we focus on an apparent, and surprising, rift over euthanasia in Belgium. On the one hand the medical association recently...
Belgian first: doctors to stand trial for violating euthanasia law
Autistic woman euthanised in 2010 Tine Nys (centre) with her sisters For the first time in the history of Belgium’s euthanasia law, doctors have been...
Three children euthanised in Belgium
Latest official report reveals reasons Three minors have been euthanised in Belgium since euthanasia for children was legalised in 2014. According to the latest report...