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 world’s most liberal euthanasia laws.
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Pope orders Catholic charity to stop offering euthanasia in its Belgian wards
Published time: 11 Aug, 2017 11:13 Pope Francis has ordered a dissenting Belgian branch of a Catholic charity to stop offering euthanasia to patients of psychiatric wards or face expulsion. Taking a person’s life, even his own, is a grave sin in Christianity, and the Pope has repeatedly spoken against euthanasia. The Brothers of Charity […]
