euthanasia Archieven - Belgian Medical Association Saint-Luke

Further undermining the respect for life?

21 June 2018

The news about abortion and euthanasia in Belgium.

The Belgian Medical Association Sint-Luke regrets the tendencies in our society that seem to further undermine respect for human life. She points to the social discussions about the depenalisation of abortion and the threatening violation of the right of care institutions to exclude euthanasia within their walls.

Euthanasia in case of non-terminal psychic suffering

25 April 2017

The Belgian Medical Society Sint Luke expresses it’s great concern about the decision of the Belgian ‘group’ of the Brothers of Charity to provide euthanasia in case of suffering in non-terminal situations. It is of opinion that the justification of this decision is insufficient both from a personalistic as well as a christian perspective.