SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : BuSab

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Alan Smithee who wrote (16930)1/15/2013 6:54:30 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 23934
 
Deaf Twins Euthanized In Belgium
(KPLR) – Two deaf twin brothers in Belgium choose last month to be euthanized, after becoming distraught of the prospect of not being able to see each other, after finding out they were going blind.

Marc and Eddy Verbessem of Putte were voluntarily euthanatized on Dec. 14 by lethal injection at Brussels University Hospital. The doctor, who performed the procedure, said the twins were “very happy”

kplr11.com

More:
usatoday.com
Days after the brothers' deaths, the ruling Socialists in Belgium's Parliament tabled a proposal to expand euthanasia to adults suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's and to children 17 and younger, an idea first considered in 2005.

Calling legal euthanasia a "slippery slope," Catholic Online declares, "It is only a matter of time before we report the story of the first child euthanized in Belgium," which is predominantly Catholic.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext