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“Safeguards” cannot make euthanasia safe
Robert Clarke, First Things
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
A recent European court case concerning a Belgian case, in which the state gave a lethal injection to a depressed woman, reveals cracks in the elaborate façade of euthanasia “safeguards.” The court’s decision demonstrates that no “safeguards” can render euthanasia safe. What has happened in Belgium since euthanasia was legalized twenty years ago makes this clear.