From Christian Daily:
Belgian lawmakers are weighing a controversial amendment to the country’s 20-year-old euthanasia law that would allow patients diagnosed with dementia to be euthanized, provided they signed a “Declaration of Intent” while still mentally competent.
The proposed changes would mark a significant expansion of Belgium’s euthanasia legislation, originally passed on May 28, 2002, making it the second country in the world to legalize the practice. Since its introduction, 37,606 people have died through euthanasia in Belgium, 72.6% of them over age 70 and 43.2% aged 80 or older, according to official data through 2023.