by APFLI | Sep 18, 2016 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Two years ago [2014], Belgium’s King Philippe signed into law a bill that allowed children to be euthanized. It was a controversial move, one that drew international condemnation, including from the American Academy of Pediatrics. After the bill became law, any child...
by APFLI | Jul 7, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Colombia’s first legal euthanasia has just been carried out. That makes four countries with currently legal euthanasia; Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Colombia. Canada will soon join that list once the Supreme Court’s imposition goes into effect next year. The...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
A hallmark of legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide is the ever increasing number of reported cases annually. While it was disturbing that Washington State—after only four years of legalized doctor-prescribed suicide practice—surpassed Oregon’s mounting...
