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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