by APFLI | Jun 10, 2010 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Euthanasia is legal in Belgium but must only be carried out by a doctor and with the patient’s permission. A high proportion of deaths classed as euthanasia in Belgium involved patients who did not ask for their lives to be ended, a study found. More than 100...
by APFLI | Nov 9, 2006 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
According to the commission which oversees legalized euthanasia practice in Belgium, there were 742 euthanasia deaths, 31 per month, in 2004 and 2005. Thus far, for the first part of 2006, the rate has increased to 37 euthanasia deaths a month. That is a significant...
by APFLI | Jan 7, 2006 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Belgian Pharmacists Given Green Light to Supply Euthanasia Cocktail Swiss Hospital Sanctions Euthanasia Attorney Who Helped Cause Terri Schiavo’s Death Leads a “Euthanasia Cruise” Georgia Feeding Tube Bill Filed for 2006 Parole Board Denies Ailing...
by APFLI | Oct 1, 2005 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Belgium: Last April, about 250 Belgian pharmacies began selling easy-to-use euthanasia kits. The kits, purportedly only sold to doctors, cost around $77 and contain all the drugs and materials needed to end life, including instructions on setting up an IV drip. Some...