Belgian Woman Suffering From Anorexia Euthanized
by
Cassy Fiano
Belgium’s euthanasia program has become like a speeding freight train
with no brakes. It’s not entirely surprising, as most
euthanasia-friendly countries start out claiming that the procedure will
be used only for the terminally ill, only to have it abused left and
right (consider the Netherlands).
There have been two notable cases recently out of Belgium which
caused international controversy. The first involved Belgian twin
brothers who were deaf and had learned they were going blind as well. The next involved a Belgian woman suffering from depression.
Belgium’s euthanasia law requires that the patient be terminally ill or
in extreme pain, which was obviously not the case in either situation.
These were people who were suicidal and needed help, not death.
Now, there’s more appalling news of yet another mentally ill person
being killed under Belgium’s euthanasia program. This woman was
suffering from anorexia and had been sexually abused by her
psychiatrist. She was referred to a new psychiatrist, who granted her
death wish.
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