Belgium set to legalize child euthanasia

[frigidweirdo]

Belgium teen granted euthanasia...

Belgium minor first to be granted euthanasia
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 | A terminally-ill teenager has been helped to die in Belgium, the first case since age restrictions on euthanasia were lifted in 2014.

The head of the federal euthanasia commission said the teenager was "suffering unbearable physical pain". Belgium is the only country that allows minors of any age to choose euthanasia. They must have rational decision-making capacity and be in the final stages of a terminal illness. The parents of the under-18 year olds must also give their consent. Euthanasia commission head Wim Distelmans said the teenager was "nearly 18". He said doctors used "palliative sedation", which involves bringing patients into an induced coma, as part of the process. "Fortunately there are very few children who are considered [for euthanasia] but that does not mean we should refuse them the right to a dignified death," he told the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper.

People take part in the March4Life (Marche pour la Vie - Mars voor het Leven) demonstration, on March 30, 2014, in Brussels.​

Mr Distelmans told Reuters news agency the case had been reported to his committee by a local doctor last week. The case occurred in Flemish-speaking Belgium, reports RTBF (in French), the public broadcaster for Belgium's French-speaking community. The Netherlands also allows euthanasia for minors, but they must be aged over 12 years old. Belgium lifted the age restrictions in 2014. The law passed by parliament said the child would have to be terminally ill, face "unbearable physical suffering" and make repeated requests to die before euthanasia is considered. Many people, including church leaders and some paediatricians, questioned whether children would be able to make such a difficult choice. Senator Jean-Jacques De Gucht said he was proud the legislation had passed. He said having the possibility to ask about euthanasia "makes a big difference to many people".

Where is assisted dying permitted?

* The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg permit euthanasia and assisted suicide
* Switzerland permits assisted suicide if the person assisting acts unselfishly
* Colombia permits euthanasia
* California last year joined the US states of Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Montana in permitting assisted dying
* Canada passed laws allowing doctor-assisted dying in June of this year

How old must the patient be?

Terminally ill, you have NOTHING to live for, and you're in constant pain. What's the point of living?

 

[Katzndogz]

These kinds of laws always start off with the best and most altruistic of intentions. It will end with healthy but inconvenient people murdered for their own good.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

I have studied and researched a lot about this, and this exact sort of thing angers God greatly. It says in the Bible that if you hurt one of His little ones, He will put a millstone around your neck and cast you in the sea.

If enough nations adopt euthanasia, it could be the final provocation that will tempt God just enough to destroy the human race.

Nobody in their right mind wants to mess with the Big Guy.

God is more than able to provide for any developmentally disabled children, through his great Mercy. It also says that He will move heaven and earth for His people or any individual that is His own.

If you are an atheist, please disregard this comment.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

These kinds of laws always start off with the best and most altruistic of intentions. It will end with healthy but inconvenient people murdered for their own good.

Yes, the slippery slope.

 

[Katzndogz]

These kinds of laws always start off with the best and most altruistic of intentions. It will end with healthy but inconvenient people murdered for their own good.

Yes, the slippery slope.

Children certainly slipped on that slippery slope. I recall when it was the very old in constant pain. Euthanasia would NEVER include children. That would be against the law.

HA