Several experts evaluate the effects of these methods and offer solutions to preserve life The European Parliament has held a symposium on a topical issue in many countries: euthanasia and assisted suicide. ‘One of Us’ organizes this event that aims to reflect on and claim life. This platform is a European citizen initiative that was…
More than 80 academics have signed a position paper on the government’s amendments to the abortion law, which make it legal for doctors to intervene when the pregnant woman’s life is in danger. The academics are suggesting the setting up of a regulatory system whereby the decision to terminate is a collective one involving a…
La VIe édition du Forum européen One of Us qui s’est tenue du 18 au 20 novembre à Palerme, en Italie, a réuni plus de 400 participants dans cette belle ville italienne. La rencontre a été voulue et organisée conjointement avec le 42e Congrès national du Mouvement pour la Vie italien. Les organisateurs soulignent que…
European Parliament, Brussels november 16th from 9h20 to 16h30 Our countries face increasing pressure to legalize euthanasia or to include new groups in current euthanasia laws. Doctors are increasingly faced with requests from patients to end their lives through euthanasia. Ending the suffering does not imply a right to require a care professional to end…
The World Medical Association reiterates its rejection of euthanasia and remains firmly opposed to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, as stipulated in the World Medical Association (WMA) Statement on Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide. Ethically appropriate end-of-life care should routinely promote patient autonomy and shared decision-making, and be respectful of the values of the patient, his or…
The Belgian Constitutional Court declared that the country’s euthanasia law is unconstitutional and must be amended. Thomas Moller-Nielsen reported for The Brussels Times on October 21 that: The ruling does not imply that euthanasia is, or soon will be, illegal in Belgium: rather, it merely notes that key provisions of the law cannot be consistently reconciled with…
The Netherlands euthanasia group – Cooperative Last Will – launched a court case challenging the Dutch euthanasia law because it allows doctors to kill by euthanasia but it forbids people who are not doctors from participating in suicide. The Cooperative Last Will case was launched to expand the Netherlands euthanasia law. A Reuters article written…
The Belgian authorities considered that medicine could not respond to the psychological suffering of the 23-year-old Shanti de Corte, a 23-year-old Belgian woman, a survivor of the 2016 Brussels airport jihadist attack, was legally euthanized last May, as her relatives have now confirmed. Death caused by medical reasons is an increasingly frequent resource in Belgium…
The 64-year-old woman had been diagnosed with “incurable depression”, although her psychiatrist doubted that she met the requirements to request her death. His son, who has taken the case to court, was only informed of his mother’s intentions when he was called from the hospital to remove the body. The European Court of Human Rights…
On Tuesday, September 15th it ruled that there is “an ethical application of active assistance in dying” under strict conditions. The ruling means that the French government can go ahead with the drafting of new legislation concerning the end of life. The CCNE writes in its report on the issue that it sees no objections against the…
