New law forces Belgium pro-life doctors to refer patients wanting to die for euthanasia
Conscientious objection for healthcare professionals will be eliminated and Catholic hospitals will be forced to permit assisted suicide.
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Belgium euthanasia stats show troubling increases, social acceptance
The Belgian euthanasia commission received 12.6 percent more declarations in 2019 as compared with 2018.
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Euthanasia activists must have ‘dictated’ Germany’s new pro-assisted-suicide ruling: pro-life doctor
‘I have not seen a more open attack on the freedom of conscience of doctors for a long time.’
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Trudeau moves to make Canada most permissive ‘euthanasia regime’ in the world
Cardinal Thomas Collins denounced the Liberals' bill, saying 'This is a new chapter in death on demand.'
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Provincial govt to withhold $1.5M from Canadian hospice for refusing to kill sick patients
British Columbia’s NDP government will pull $1.5 million from the palliative care hospice for refusing to allow euthanasia onsite
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Anti-euthanasia orgs sound alarm on federal end-of-life bill
Pro-lifers are divided about the language in the bill.
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Trudeau govt removes barriers to suicide, endangering most vulnerable
There is no longer a waiting period. Independent oversight has been reduced. And those who attempt to withdraw their consent to be killed may be ignored.
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Family of mentally ill woman killed by euthanasia doctors takes case to Belgium supreme court
Tine Nys' father and siblings are challenging the veracity of the decision that acquitted the three doctors involved in the case.
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German high court overturns ban on ‘commercial’ assisted suicide
Euthanasia is an especially controversial issue in Germany because of its historic connection to the Nazis.
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Portuguese parliament votes to legalize euthanasia, assisted suicide
The parliament voted on five 'right-to-die' bills last week.
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