Belgium became the first country in the world to remove any age restrictions on euthanasia, after an emotional debate which split the medical profession over the best way to treat a terminally ill ...

The Belgian Parliament upped the ante last week by redefining the words “slippery slope” and “abhorrent” in its historic vote to expand its euthanasia laws – already some of the most liberal in the ...

BRUSSELS -- Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to extend the country's euthanasia law to children younger than 18. The law empowers children with terminal ailments who are in great pain ...

The law empowers children with terminal ailments who are in great pain to ask to be put to death by their doctor if their parents agree and a psychiatrist or psychologist certifies they are conscious ...

Under Slovenian law, Sunday’s vote freezes the matter for at least 12 months, after which Parliament may consider a new version of the bill. The rejected bill would have allowed mentally competent ...

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