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250 Belgian Pharmacies Offer Euthanasia Kits
BRUSSELS, April 28, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two hundred and fifty Pharmacies across Belgium began offering euthanasia kits Friday. The kits, which cost 60 Euros ($77 US), are proposed as a means to make the jobs of doctors who commit euthanasia in homes easier. A yahoo.com report said 40% of euthanasia there occurs in the patient’s home.
Belgian health authorities report almost 700 euthanasia killings by physicians since its legalization in 2002.
See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
Euthanasia Rates Escalating: Kills One a Day in Belgium, Five a Day in Netherlands
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2005/apr/05042202.html
Belgium Legalises Euthanasia
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/may/02051704.html
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