{"id":1317,"date":"2020-07-20T09:54:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T09:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:52:46","slug":"final-arguments-submitted-in-euthanasia-case-at-top-european-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/final-arguments-submitted-in-euthanasia-case-at-top-european-court","title":{"rendered":"Final arguments submitted in euthanasia case at top European court"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1317\" class=\"elementor elementor-1317\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b2744e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b2744e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-678edb1\" data-id=\"678edb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb4296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>ADF International responds to Belgian government in landmark euthanasia case Mortier v. Belgium<\/b><\/li><li><b>Physically healthy 64-year-old euthanized by lethal injection for depression<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>STRASBOURG (20 July 2020) <\/b>\u2013 On Friday, ADF International submitted what could be the final legal arguments on behalf of Tom Mortier in his case against Belgium at the European Court of Human Rights. The case is Mr Mortier\u2019s last chance to seek justice for the loss of his mother who was euthanized by lethal injection in 2012. ADF International argues that the Belgian euthanasia law fails to protect the fundamental right to life. The filing identifies clear violations of the law based on documents the authorities previously refused to release to Mr Mortier.<\/p><p>\u201cInternational law has never established a so-called \u2018right to die.\u2019 On the contrary, it solidly affirms the right to life \u2013 particularly for the most vulnerable among us. One look at the tragic facts of this case exposes the lie that euthanasia is good for society. The sick, suffering, elderly, and vulnerable in our society deserve the utmost respect and care. As this case reaches its final stage, we hope that it will bring Tom some small measure of justice, and help protect others,\u201d said Robert Clarke, Deputy Director of ADF International and lead counsel for Tom Mortier.<\/p><p><b>Background to the case<\/b><\/p><p>The Belgian law specifies that the person must be in a \u2018medically futile condition of constant and unbearable physical or mental suffering that cannot be alleviated, resulting from a serious and incurable disorder caused by illness or accident.\u2019 Tom\u2019s mother was physically healthy, and her treating psychiatrist of more than 20 years did not believe that she satisfied the legal requirements of the Belgian euthanasia law. Nonetheless, she was euthanized in 2012 by an oncologist with no known psychiatric qualifications.<\/p><p>The same doctor who euthanized her co-chairs the Federal Commission which reviews euthanasia cases to ensure the law has been respected. He also leads a euthanasia organization which received a payment from Tom Mortier\u2019s mother in the weeks preceding her death. Despite all this, according to the Belgian government, the Federal Commission voted \u201cunanimously\u201d to approve the euthanasia in this case.<\/p><p>Mortier was informed the day after his mother had been euthanized with the explanation that she had been suffering with \u2018untreatable depression\u2019.<\/p><p>Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002. In 2014, the law was amended to include children with no lower age limit. The youngest child to be euthanized in Belgium was only 9 years old. Between 2003 and 2018 the number of people euthanized grew by about 1000%.<\/p><p><b>The reality of euthanasia laws for society<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cThe slippery slope is on full public display in Belgium, and we see the tragic consequences in this case. According to the most recent government report, more than six people per day are euthanized in this way, and that may yet be the tip of the iceberg. The figures expose the truth that, once these laws are passed, the impact of euthanasia cannot be controlled. Belgium has set itself on a trajectory that, at best, implicitly tells the most vulnerable that their lives are not worth living,\u201d said Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International.<\/p><p><em>Mortier v. Belgium<\/em> has the potential to set a precedent for euthanasia laws across Europe. The Court\u2019s decision can affect more than 820 million Europeans across the 47 Council of Europe Member States subject to its rulings.<\/p><p><b>Affirm Dignity | End Euthanasia<\/b><\/p><p>In 2019, ADF International launched the global <a href=\"https:\/\/adfint.wpengine.com\/campaign\/affirm-dignity\/\">Affirm Dignity | End Euthanasia<\/a>\u00a0campaign. It informs about the reality of euthanasia through personal stories and testimonies, ongoing legal cases, and research into the impact of euthanasia on individuals and society. 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