Posted on 12/19/2012 12:01:48 PM PST by marshmallow
BRUSSELS — Belgium is considering a significant change to its decade-old euthanasia law that would allow minors and Alzheimer's sufferers to seek permission to die.
The proposed changes to the law were submitted to parliament Tuesday by the Socialist party and are likely to be approved by other parties, although no date has yet been put forward for a parliamentary debate.
"The idea is to update the law to take better account of dramatic situations and extremely harrowing cases we must find a response to," party leader Thierry Giet said.
The draft legislation calls for "the law to be extended to minors if they are capable of discernment or affected by an incurable illness or suffering that we cannot alleviate."
Belgium was the second country in the world after the Netherlands to legalise euthanasia in 2002 but it applies only to people over the age of 18.
Socialist Senator Philippe Mahoux, who helped draft the proposed changes, said there had been cases of adolescents who "had the capacity to decide" their future.
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Europe can’t afford crade-to-grave welfare, so it’s going to start culling off the needy.
Then people with chronic illness and mental illness, then what?
How utterly repellent.
Then people with chronic illness and mental illness, then what?
Then you and me. This world is totally crazy! Man has declared himself God!
“The idea is to update the law to take better account of dramatic situations and extremely harrowing cases we must find a response to,”
That is known as circular reasoning - saying that something is true because we say so.
Not surprising.
By definition, a MINOR or an ALZHEIMER PATIENT can’t give informed consent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The a$$hole knows IT!
So what they really want it death by government.
The socialist obviously has no intention of restricting this to “voluntary” suicide.
They know what they are doing. Give them a few years and they’ll have everyone over 80 taking the pill (except the ruling class elite which will have the best of care at our expense)
While they're at it, "Senator", can they decide your future as well? Hmmm?
Le vert Soylent est personnes!
In the US that is the case. In the EU, who knows?
It would seem so to me.
Hopefully the Belgians will see this for the evil it is.
After all we tried Germans after WWII who did this under the Reich, when it was legal. If it becomes OK now, then what did we fight the Nazis for?
Liberals are freakin’ scum bags!
Maybe Depardieu should rethink that move to Belgium...
Maybe Depardieu should rethink that move to Belgium...
Odd how at different times and places in history, suicide was considered noble and brave.
Imagine the suffering the socialists in Belgium are living with! They have no brain, heart or soul! How awful it must be for them! They are a mass of cells formed into nothing but a mouth, a gut and an anal canal.
Particularly by the legal heirs.
How would an Alzheimer's person be in total right mind to make that decision. My grandmother could not have. Sounds more like letting the kids decide whether they want to continue taking care of mama or daddy.
Mr.Thierry Giet, you sound like you have Alzheimer's and you're over 18 years old...I'll agree with your premise, only, ONLY, if you go first...my offer remains open, you batshit crazy son of a bitch.
FMCDH(BITS)
I know a little bit of french...and that was a great ansewer!
FMCDH(BITS)
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