Feedback of experience on euthanasia and assisted suicide abroad The contributions from the International Symposium on the end of life, organised by Alliance VITA in collaboration with the European Bioethics Institute (Belgium) and the Living with Dignity citizens'...
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Holland: Euthanasia Soon to Be Approved for Children under 12 Years of Age?
The Dutch Health Minister on 14th April 2023 announced that he was preparing a regulation to authorise resorting to euthanasia for children between 1 and 12 years of age. In a letter to the Dutch Parliament, Ernst Kuipers, the Dutch Health Minister announced that he...
Belgium : Constantly Rising Euthanasia
The Belgian Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia has recently published two types of report
Euthanasia: Downhill Slope Amid Fierce Controversies in Quebec
On May 25th, a new euthanasia bill, referred to in Canadian legislation as “medical aid in dying” (MAiD), was tabled in Quebec. If Bill 38 is adopted, it will add very laxist and controversial measures to the existing law. First of all, the criterium of a “reasonably...
[CP] – 20 years of Euthanasia in Belgium: Anything but a Model for France!
PRESS RELEASE – May 25, 2022 20 years of euthanasia in Belgium: anything but a model for France! Twenty years after euthanasia was decriminalized in Belgium, Alliance VITA objects the idea that its’ laws should serve as a model for France. In private, President...
Belgium : Record Numbers of Euthanasia – Excessively Extensive and Liberal Interpretations
In Belgium, after the number of declared euthanasia cases substantially decreased in 2020, a record high has been announced for 2021, the highest number since it was legalized 20 years ago. Indeed, in 2021 there were 2699 acts of euthanasia performed, among which 430...