{"id":853,"date":"2021-05-07T07:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T07:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=853"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T14:01:53","slug":"belgiums-euthanasia-law-criticized-at-un-human-rights-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/belgiums-euthanasia-law-criticized-at-un-human-rights-council","title":{"rendered":"Belgium\u2019s euthanasia law criticized at UN Human Rights Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"853\" class=\"elementor elementor-853\" 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>Several countries urge Belgium to protect persons with disabilities and the elderly as government undergoes UN human rights review<\/b><\/li><li><b>Case against Belgium\u2019s euthanasia law pending before Europe\u2019s top court<\/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>GENEVA (7 May 2021)<\/b> \u2013 Belgium has been challenged on the human rights implications of its euthanasia law at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland this week. Undergoing a \u201cUniversal Periodic Review\u201d, during which states are scrutinized on their human rights record and called to consider reforms, various states urged the government to improve treatment of the elderly and of persons with disabilities. Since legalization in 2002, the country has experienced a hundredfold increase in registered euthanasia deaths. In February 2014, the law was expanded to enable doctors to end the lives of children of any age.<\/p><p>\u201cA fair and just society cares for its most vulnerable. International law protects everyone&#8217;s inherent right to life and requires countries to protect the dignity and lives of all people, rather than help ending them. Sadly, over the years, we have seen Belgium\u2019s euthanasia law spiral out of control. In one case, the life of a 23-year-old female was tragically ended by euthanasia due to her battle with mental health issues. There is nothing progressive about a government that refuses to provide care and support to those who need it most. We urge the Belgian government to accept the recommendations it has received on this matter: bring an end to euthanasia and redirect resources into improving palliative care for those reaching the natural end of their lives,\u201d said Giorgio Mazzoli, UN legal officer for ADF International, Geneva.<\/p><p><b>Haiti, Egypt and Bangladesh amongst those to raise concerns for Belgium\u2019s vulnerable<\/b><\/p><p>The World Medical Association has consistently and categorically rejected the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide as being unethical. The act has long been associated with discriminatory attitudes against those who are elderly or disabled. In 2017, almost 20% of deaths by euthanasia in Belgium were carried out on patients displaying symptoms common with aging.<\/p><p>Bangladesh was among those to raise concerns, asking that the Belgian government commit to \u201cprotect and promote the right of life of all people until natural death, without discrimination on the basis of age, disability or any other grounds.\u201d<\/p><p>Additionally, Haiti urged the government to \u201censure that patients receive palliative care of high quality.\u201d<\/p><p>Egypt, in its general remarks, noted specific concerns about the legality of euthanasia being in violation of human rights treaties which affirm and protect every human being\u2019s inherent right to life.<\/p><p><b>Case against Belgium\u2019s euthanasia law pending at Europe\u2019s top court<\/b><\/p><p>Meanwhile, Belgium is being forced to defend its euthanasia law at the European Court of Human Rights. Human rights group ADF International is supporting the case of Tom Mortier, who is challenging the current legal situation after having lost his mother to the lethal procedure in 2012.<\/p><p>\u201cThe big problem in our society is that apparently we have lost the meaning of taking care of each other,\u201d said Tom Mortier.<\/p><p>\u201cMy mother had a severe mental problem. She had to cope with depression throughout her life. She was treated for years by psychiatrists and eventually the contact between us was broken. A year later she received a lethal injection. Neither the oncologist who administered the injection nor the hospital had informed me or any of my siblings that our mother was even considering euthanasia. I found out a day later when I was contacted by the hospital, asking me to take care of the practicalities,\u201d he continued.<\/p><p>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 Tom\u2019s mother co-chairs the Federal Commission which reviews euthanasia cases to ensure the law has been respected. He also leads a pro-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>The case, which now sits before the top European court, has the potential to set a precedent for euthanasia laws across Europe. The Court\u2019s decision could affect more than 820 million Europeans across the 47 Council of Europe Member States subject to its rulings.<\/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 Robert Clarke, Deputy Director of Advocacy for ADF International, who represents Tom Mortier before the Court.<\/p>\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-a1c4475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1c4475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0702bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0702bff\" 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\tImages for free use in print or online in relation to this story only\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-7f8ab9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"7f8ab9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Giorgio_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7f8ab9e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Giorgio Mazzoli\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzE0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYWRmaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA2XC9HaW9yZ2lvXzEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Y4YWI5ZSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Giorgio_1.jpg\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgium has been challenged on the human rights implications of its euthanasia law at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland this week. 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