Belgian Catholic Psychiatric Hospitals ‘Adjust’ Their View of Euthanasia

Mercator.net ^ | 4/28/17 | Michael Cook

[marshmallow]

From now on it will be difficult to find a psychiatric hospital where euthanasia is not offered

One of the last substantial barriers to increasing the number of euthanasia cases for non-terminally-ill psychiatric patients in Belgium seems to have crumbled.

A religious order in the Catholic Church, the Brothers of Charity, is responsible for a large proportion of beds for psychiatric patients in Belgium – about 5,000 of them. The international head of the order, Brother René Stockman, is a Belgian who has been one of the leading opponents of euthanasia in recent years.

Nonetheless, in a surprise move this week, the board controlling the institutions of the Brothers of Charity announced that from now on, it will allow euthanasia to take place in their psychiatric hospitals.

In a statement posted on their website the Brothers of Charity explain the policy shift. “We take seriously unbearable and hopeless suffering and patients’ request for euthanasia. On the other hand, we do want to protect lives and ensure that euthanasia is performed only if there is no more possibility to provide a reasonable perspective to treat the patient.”

Euthanasia for psychiatric patients has already happened dozens of times in Belgium. But from now on it will probably be easier for people suffering from schizophrenia, personality disorders, depression, autism, or loneliness to access it. In fact, it will be hard to find an institution in Belgium where euthanasia is not being offered as an option.

[stanne]

When a catholic institution takes funding from the government ...

[miss marmelstein]

If I had thought in my lifetime...

Hitler won all around, didn't he?

Euthanizing schizophrenics! I think of the great French actor and theatrical theoretician, Antonin Artaud, who came close to being murdered by Hitler because he was schizophrenic.

[Salvation]

I pray this doesn’t happen.

[Salvation]

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[Mrs. Don-o]

Plus, they are controlled by a lay board. I don't know how that board is constituted, but the salient point is that the Brothers do not control the institution. Evidently they were blindsided by this board decision.

The head of the religious order, Brother René Stockman (who has always opposed euthanasia) seems to think they will still have the power to refuse to cooperate, but it doesn't look good.

"...the inviolability of life is an important foundation, but for us it is not absolute" said the lay head of their board, some lying son of a socialist who doesn't know the meaning of the word "inviolability."

Totally disgusting.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Plus, they are controlled by a lay board. I don't know how that board is constituted, but the salient point is that the Brothers do not control the institution. Evidently they were blindsided by this board decision.

The head of the religious order, Brother René Stockman (who has always opposed euthanasia) seems to think they will still have the power to refuse to cooperate, but it doesn't look good.

"...the inviolability of life is an important foundation, but for us it is not absolute" said the lay head of their board, some lying son of a socialist who doesn't know the meaning of the word "inviolability."

Totally disgusting.

[montag813]

Don’t expect the Illuminati “Pope” to complain about this in ANY way whatsoever.

[montag813]

Don’t expect the Illuminati “Pope” to complain about this in ANY way whatsoever.

[NetAddicted]

Are they going to euthanize people suffering from TDS? I might be able to get behind that.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Jesus peformed many miracles here on Earth. We've read about them all in the gospels. Of all the miracles Jesus performed, not once did He "euthanize" someone, or "put them out of their misery" for their "own good". Not once.

[stanne]

You’re correct. So this is a catholic hospital catholic in name only. Run by the Belgian government or whoever is funding them