Belgian twin euthanasia story is just the tip of a chilling iceberg
Belgium is now considering euthanasia of minors, euthanasia of the mentally incompetent and erosion of conscience rights for individual doctors and institutions.
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Articles tagged Belgium
Six lessons from death in Belgium
The world was shocked when Belgian doctors euthanased deaf twins who could not bear to be separated.
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Belgian doctors euthanize deaf twins who were afraid of going blind
Anti-euthanasia advocates have long argued that legalizing euthanasia, even with seemingly strict safeguards, leads inevitably to abuses.
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Euthanasia ‘trivialized’ in Belgium: report by bioethics institute
After 10 years and about 5,500 cases, not one case has ever been referred to the police.
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European Life and Family Roundup
Swedish children cannot hear the name Jesus in church, Brussels bans Christmas trees to avoid offending Muslims, and more.
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Head of Belgian Catholic Church hit with pies for views on abortion, homosexuality
The archbishop was widely recognized to have been installed in Belgium by Pope Benedict XVI to reform the liberal Belgian Church.
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Belgian doctors harvesting organs from disabled euthanasia donors
“I can think of few more dangerous activities then to convince people with disabilities ... that their deaths have greater value than their lives," responded bioethicist Wesley Smith.
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Belgian Marxist priest admits to abusing 8 year-old cousin in swinging 1970s
The ongoing revelations about Belgium’s leading leftist Catholic figures have shaken the confidence of the famously liberal branch of the Church in Europe.
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Finnish Nurse convicted of murdering five patients
Aino Nykopp-Koski (60), a nurse, has been convicted of murdering five of her patients and attempting to murder another five patients. Nykopp-Koski was sentenced yesterday in Helsinki to life in prison.
The media reported that:
Nykopp-Koski, 60, killed the patients, aged between 70 and 91, with drugs they had not been prescribed, including sedatives and opiates.
The murders took place at various hospitals, care homes and patients’ homes between 2004 and 2009, the court heard.
Media reported that the court had not been able to determine any motive for the crimes.
The Finnish media stated:
Between 2004 and 2009, Aino Nykopp medically poisoned elderly […]
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New Belgian archbishop faces legal threats over AIDS remarks
The archbishop is being targeted by homosexualist groups, and has been condemned by the country’s prime minister, after he said that AIDS is a consequence of risky sexual behavior, including homosexual sexual activity.
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