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Belgium is moving closer to allowing euthanasia of children

June 21, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An article published in Expatica.com on June 20, 2013 is reporting that Belgian lawmakers are moving closer to legalising the euthanasia of minors, so long as they are judged capable of deciding for themselves. The Quebec government has recently introduced a bill to legalize euthanasia based on the Belgian euthanasia law. The article stated: “Four senators from parties in the governing coalition formally put forward changes to a 2002 law that made Belgium the second country in the world after The Netherlands to legalise mercy killing in certain cases. “Their parties said they would back […]
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Euthanasia deaths increase by 25 percent in Belgium

Recent studies concerning the Belgian euthanasia law found that: 32% of the assisted deaths are done without request and 47% of the assisted deaths go unreported in the Flanders region of Belgium. Another recent study found that even though nurses are prohibited from doing euthanasia, that in fact nurses are euthanizing their patients in Belgium. There has never been an attempted prosecution for abuses of the Belgian euthanasia law. Confirming that euthanasia is out-of-control in Belgium the 2012 euthanasia statistics indicate that there was a 25% increase in the number of assisted deaths in Belgium.  Recent government statistics indicate that the number of reported assisted deaths increased from 1133 in 2011 […]
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