Belgium already has 18 years of experience with euthanasia, and hard figures indicate that, with its legalization, the number of euthanasia deaths has increased from 24 in 2002 to 2655 in 2019. This means that, in these 18 years, euthanasia has been practiced in more than 20,000 cases (year 2002: euthanasia is legalized, 24 cases of euthanasia; 2003, 234; 2010, 954; 2011, 1133; 2012, 1432; 2013, 1816; 2014, 1928; 2015, 2022; 2016, 2028; 2017, 2309; 2018, 2357; and 2019, 2655). Among these data, it should be noted that, in 2019, 450 of those euthanized were not terminally ill (see HERE), i.e. they were involuntary euthanasia. Euthanasia latest figures show an increase in euthanasia cases and the current shocking involuntary euthanasia data. Read more HERE
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