A disputed case of euthanasia in Belgium, involving the death of a dementia patient who never formally asked to die, has again raised concerns about weak oversight in a country with some of the ...

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In Belgium, where euthanasia is now legal for people older than 18, the government is considering extending it to children — something that no other country has done. The same bill would offer the ...

BRUSSELS -- A Belgian man convicted of murder and rape is being put to death. Yet the country doesn't have the death penalty. Confused? Authorities have granted a request for assisted suicide by the ...

The two deaf twins killed by legal euthanasia in Belgium were frightened of losing their independence in an institution and had "nothing to live for". Bruno Waterfield 14 January 2013 • 7:15pm Marc ...

Nathan, born Nancy, Verhelst, 44, was given legal euthanasia, most likely by lethal injection, on the grounds of "unbearable psychological suffering" on Monday afternoon. Wim Distelmans, a cancer ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A 17-year-old has committed doctor-assisted suicide in Belgium, the first minor to do so under rules adopted in 2014 allowing euthanasia for people of all ages, the head of the ...

In the first application of euthanasia rules adopted in 2014, a minor in Belgium has been euthanized, the country’s committee for euthanasia announced Saturday. The underage person was reported as ...

BRUSSELS -- Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to extend the country's euthanasia law to children younger than 18. The law empowers children with terminal ailments who are in great pain ...