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Top Belgian Health Insurance Company Calls for Euthanasia as ‘Solution’ for Aging Population

The head of Belgium's top health insurance company has called on the government to consider euthanizing the elderly as a "solution" for the nation's aging population. As Slay News has reported, along with Canada, Germany, and Switzerland, Belgium has some of the most liberal euthanasia laws in the world. In 2014,…

Doctors ‘Euthanized’ Woman by Suffocating Her with a Pillow, Family ‘Heard Screaming’

A terminally ill Belgian woman was suffocated with a pillow while being legally "euthanized" by doctors, according to reports. Family members said they "heard screaming" as 36-year-old Alexina Wattiez was undergoing the "assisted suicide" procedure. In 2021, Wattiez was diagnosed with terminal cancer. As they broke the devasting news, doctors…

Belgium Has Now Killed over 27,000 People with Euthanasia

Belgium has now killed over 27,000 people with euthanasia since the European nation's "assisted suicide" laws were first introduced in 2002. Along with Canada, Germany, and Switzerland, Belgium has some of the most liberal euthanasia laws in the world. In 2014, Belgium amended its euthanasia law to make it legal…