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\"euthanasiabelgium2\"In 2002, the government of Belgium formed the Federal Evaluation and Control Commission for Euthanasia. Last week,\u00a0they announced\u00a0that seven of the seats are vacant\u2014citing particular trouble finding doctors who would serve.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are two reasons for this: One, many doctors remain uncomfortable with wielding the power of medicine to kill their patients. Second, in Belgium, some have refused to join the committee due to the high caseload of euthanasia cases. Some reports have noted that the number of euthanasia cases have increased by 90% in just three years.<\/em><\/p>\n

This little predicament in Belgium should serve as a warning sign to the rest of the world on two fronts: across the board\u2014not just in Belgium\u2014doctors don\u2019t want to endorse this practice. Secondly, once it is introduced, the floodgates are opened wide and it\u2019s hard to draw a line.<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Christopher White, The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network<\/a>, October 26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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