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Belgium
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Brussels authorities face legal challenge after arresting individuals expressing concerns about puberty blockers
Demand letter issued to Belgian Police following arrest of campaigner “Billboard Chris” (Canada) and Lois McLatchie Miller (UK) Pair were arrested for holding conversations in public space about gender ideology: “children cannot consent to puberty…
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Police arrest ADF International team member and Canadian child protection advocate Billboard Chris for their signs, while ignoring violent counter-protestors
Belgian police arrest Lois McLatchie Miller and Chris Elston, for peacefully displaying a sign that read: “Children are never born in the wrong body”
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From Belgium to Canada, Euthanasia Signals a Deep Crisis of Meaning
Nobody should be offered death as the solution to suffering In 2002, Belgium and the Netherlands became the first countries to legalize euthanasia. Since then, other countries have followed suit, and more countries are considering…
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Europe’s top human rights court rules Belgium violated right to life in euthanasia case
European Court of Human Rights rules that Belgium failed to conduct proper investigation into circumstances of the 2012 euthanasia of Godelieva de Troyer
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20 years of euthanasia in Belgium: after almost 30,000 lives lost, what can we learn?
The rate of euthanasia in Belgium has increased from 235 lives lost per year (2003), to 7 lives lost per day (2021) .
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Belgian Constitutional Court fails to uphold health care providers’ right to uphold the right to life
Human rights experts have raised concerns about a ruling the Belgian Constitutional Court handed down on February 17th. The Court upheld amendments expanding the Belgian euthanasia law.
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Belgium’s euthanasia law criticized at UN Human Rights Council
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 “Universal Periodic Review”, during which states…
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Final arguments submitted in euthanasia case at top European court
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’s last…
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Landmark euthanasia case to be heard by human rights court
The European Court of Human Rights agreed to consider the case of Tom Mortier. Belgian authorities have refused to pursue Mr Mortier’s case meaning the Court is now his only chance to seek justice for the…
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Case of doctor who killed depressed woman goes back to Belgian criminal court
The case against a doctor who killed a woman for being depressed and then didn’t have anyone inform her son until the next day is headed back to a Belgian criminal court.
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