You may have already heard the heartbreaking news: Belgium’s parliament voted in favor of a billallowing euthanasia for terminally ill children without any age limit. Experts expect King Philippe to sign the bill into law.
The move comes only 12 years after Belgium legalized euthanasia for adults. It was a fast tumble down the slippery slope.
As Americans, there’s a certain temptation to read news like this and though we gulp and sigh, we think this sort of thing only happens in Europe, not the United States.
Yet there are American voices that support granting our children the same “right to die.”
For example, the Los Angeles Times ran an editorial this weekend arguing just that.
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The move comes only 12 years after Belgium legalized euthanasia for adults. It was a fast tumble down the slippery slope.
As Americans, there’s a certain temptation to read news like this and though we gulp and sigh, we think this sort of thing only happens in Europe, not the United States.
Yet there are American voices that support granting our children the same “right to die.”
For example, the Los Angeles Times ran an editorial this weekend arguing just that.
(read more)
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