Only 2 children euthanised in 3 years in Belgium
Head of euthanasia commission releases statisticsThe news that the Belgian parliament had legalised euthanasia for children under 18 made news around the world in 2014....
Euthanasia in Belgium interviews
Euthanasia is such a controversial topic that it is dividing healthcare professionals and organisations. In Canada, some doctors are vigorously protesting moves to make effective...
Euthanised organ donors could dramatically shorten waitlists in Belgium, say doctors
There are some limitations, so the idea needs to be refined. Several Belgian physicians argue in a recent research letter in JAMA that encouraging the...
First child euthanised in Belgium
This is the first case since the country's euthanasia law was amended in 2014 A terminally ill youngster been euthanised in Belgium – the first...
Euthanasia tourism on the rise in Belgium
A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to end their lives. A rising number of “euthanasia tourists” are flocking to Belgium to...
Gold medallist paralympian from Belgium seeks euthanasia
Marieke Vervoort has become an ambassador for the right-to-die movement The end-of-life wishes of a gold medallist at the Paralympics have again raised the question...
Will Belgium grant euthanasia for unwanted sexual attraction?
A 39-year-old man has requested euthanasia because he fears that he may be a paedophile Along with unbearable physical pain, mental suffering, and dementia, a...
Another euthanasia scandal in Belgium
Is autism grounds for a lethal injection?Tine Nys (centre) with her sisters Another euthanasia scandal in Belgium. Two sisters have complained on a television...
Euthanasia continues to rise in Belgium
The number of euthanasia cases in Belgium exceeded two thousand in 2015. The number of euthanasia cases annually in Belgium has exceeded two thousand for...
Call for Belgium to revise euthanasia legislation
Doctors and ethicists protest "death as therapy". Although legalised euthanasia is widely accepted amongst Belgian doctors and politicians and a pet cause of the media,...
Not enough doctors to staff Belgium’s euthanasia commission
Belgium’s Federal Evaluation and Control Commission for Euthanasia has lost its mandate after failing to find replacements for vacancies on its executive committee. Belgium’s Federal...
Supervision of euthanasia breaking down in Belgium
The theme of control is at the heart of debates about assisted suicide and euthanasia. For the patients, it’s control of their own lives. For...