Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Belgium's
parliament votes through child euthanasia.
How young one can
make a big decision, like to live or to die?
Euthanasia itself
is a highly controversial issue. Only a handful of countries or states have
legalized the practice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Euthanasia_and_the_Law.png
In February 2014, Belgian
parliament passed a bill to lift the age limit for euthanasia, allowing even an
elementary child’s request for dying can be granted with his or her parent’s
and doctor’s consent. The country is dominated by Catholics who usually aren’t
so progressive in humane acts like abortion or euthanasia.
What made them
legalize such a controversial practice? Will this law ease the mental pain of the
parents whose child is in great physical pain that cannot be cured or eased?
Enjoy reading and
thinking which to vote, aye or nay if you were an MP, member of parliament.
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