Belgium becomes world leader in organ removal after euthanasia
According to a recent report Belgium is now the ‘world leader’ in organ removal after euthanasia. The practice of transplanting organs from voluntary euthanasia patients in this small European country has become increasingly common since it was first reported that it had become an established procedure in June 2011. The recent report mentions at least nine cases since 2005 but suggests that there would have been many more had the patients had transplantable organs. Only a small proportion of euthanised patients are able to donate organs, since most of them are terminally ill with cancer and therefore regarded to be ‘unsuitable’ as donors. Two Oxford academics last year argued […]
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