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The Slippery Slope in Luxembourg

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

By a vote of 30 to 26 with three abstentions, the parliament of Luxembourg has legalized doctors’ killing of their patients. According to Kathnet:
Ärzte, die Beihilfe zum Selbstmord leisten, begehen mit dem neuen Gesetz keine Rechtsverletzung mehr.
Doctors, who assist with suicide, under the new law will suffer no legal penalties.

Luxembourg is 86% Catholic.

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