The Belgian Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia has recently published two types of report
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Euthanasia: The Belgian Law is Declared Unconstitutional, at the Expense of the Most Vulnerable?
The decision by the Belgian Constitutional Court concerning the unconstitutionality of the law dated 28th May 2002 on euthanasia raises the question of the true protection of patients.
Belgium Reports Sharp Increase in Euthanasia
In Belgium, the Federal Control Commission for Evaluating Euthanasia (“CFCEE”) has submitted its ninth governmental report presenting the national statistics for euthanasia between 2018 and 2019. Euthanasia has significantly increased in Belgium, with a 12.6% annual...
Euthanasia Cases in Belgium Increased by 12.9% in 2019
On March 3, 2020 in Belgium, the Federal Control Commission for Evaluating Euthanasia (“CFCEE”) enumerated 2655 official cases of euthanasia in 2019; 12.5% more than the previous year. The majority of the individuals were aged 60 to 89, with 67.8% over age 70. Most...
Belgian Law on Euthanasia: Towards Even Easier Access
Last October in Belgium, a bill was tabled to extend the conditions permitting euthanasia. The State Council has voiced reserve on the bill’s three flagship measures. The validity of advance euthanasia directives would be extended from five years to an unlimited...
Belgium: The Euthanasia Trial
On January 31, the verdict was rendered in the trial for three Belgian doctors who had performed euthanasia on Tine Nys in 2010, a young girl suffering from mental problems: the three were acquitted. The Belgian press refers to it as “the euthanasia trial", which is...
Demonstration in Brussels against Surrogacy
The Citizens' Initiative against Surrogacy is calling supporters to demonstrate on Saturday, September 21, 2019, to protest against the commercial show "Men having Babies" which is scheduled to be held in Brussels that day to promote surrogacy.The American...