Trial of Belgian doctors for euthanasia set to begin
Belgian law allows adults to request the right to die on condition that they are facing unbearable physical or mental suffering resulting from a serious and incurable disorder
13 January 2020 - 17:41
Brussels — Three Belgian doctors go on trial for murder on Tuesday for helping a woman to end her life, in the country's first criminal case concerning euthanasia.
The doctors, whose names have not been made public, are accused of unlawfully poisoning 38-year-old Tine Nys on April 27 2010. Prosecutors say Nys did not fulfil the conditions under Belgian law to be euthanised...
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