Belgium becomes ‘world leader’ in euthanasia-CathNews NZ/Pacific

Belgium becomes ‘world leader’ in euthanasia

Friday, April 12th, 2013

A New Zealand doctor now based in Britain has blown the whistle on Belgium’s euthanasia explosion — an increase of 4620 per cent in 10 years.

Dr Peter Saunders, now chief executive officer of the Christian Medical Fellowship, said the number of euthanasia cases increased from 24 to 1133 in the 10 years to 2011.

He said Belgium has eclipsed the Netherlands, the American state of Oregon and Switzerland “in the race to become the ‘world leader’”.

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