Euthanasia for unbearable mental suffering in Belgium
Euthanasia in Belgium is an increasingly popular subject for documentaries. The latest comes from Dateline, a program of Australia’s SBS network. (See the video below)....
Scores of depressed patients euthanised in Belgium
A new study claims that vague terminology in Belgium’s assisted dying guidelines is allowing for scores of psychiatric patients to be euthanised. A new study...
Mixed signals from Netherlands and Belgium about euthanasia
One in 20 deaths in Flanders is from euthanasia There is good news and bad news about euthanasia from the Netherlands and Belgium in JAMA...
Belgian psychiatrist deregistered over abuse
A Belgian psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient who subsequently sought euthanasia has been deregistered. A Belgian psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient who subsequently...
Belgium grants prisoner’s request for euthanasia
A decision which raises many questions. Frank Van Den Bleeken A man serving a life sentence for rape and murder has been allowed by...
Nutrition and hydration often withdrawn without consent in Belgium
A recent study in the Journal of Medical Ethics has found that in Belgium decisions to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) rarely involve patient...
Child euthanasia law expected this week in Belgium
But the bill has been condemned by members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Note: an earlier edition of BioEdge misrepresented a...
Belgium take first step towards euthanasia for children
A bill to legalise euthanasia in Belgium for children and for patients with dementia passed its first legislative hurdle this week. A bill to legalise...
Belgium’s “Pope of euthanasia”
One of the leading figures in the euthanasia debate is Belgian oncologist Wim Distelmans. Because of the language barrier, he is an unfamiliar figure in...
Belgium’s new death row
Ten prisoners in Belgian jails have asked for euthanasia Ten prisoners in Belgian jails have asked for euthanasia, according to the television program Panorama. Authorities...
Euthanased patients a new source of organ donations in Belgium
With a shortage of organ donors in Europe, Belgian doctors have a novel solution: patients with unbearable suffering donate their organs after voluntary euthanasia. With...
More breakthroughs in Belgium
Hi there, Belgian surgeons have quietly announced that they have a new source for lung transplants – euthanased patients. Of course Belgium is a small...