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Proposed extension of Belgian euthanasia law: critical feedback from the Netherlands

Author / Source : EIB Published on : 14/02/2025 Thematic : End of life / Advance Directives News Temps de lecture : 3 min.

Hearings are continuing in the Federal Parliament on the proposed law to extend euthanasia to people who have become incapable of expressing their wishes, on the basis of an advance declaration. On Wednesday 22 January, two experts from the Netherlands presented the implications of such an extension, based on the Dutch experience. Their informed and critical experience provided food for thought about the social and ethical implications of extending euthanasia to patients who are no longer...