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STRASBOURG, France (CNS) -- Doctors in Belgium violated a woman's right to life when they improperly handled her request for euthanasia, the European Court of Human rights ruled. In the case of Mortier vs. Belgium, the court ruled that a lethal injection given to Godelieva De Troyer in 2012 was in violation of Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights, which says the right to life is protected by law. De Troyer, a mental health patient who was physically healthy, was killed by an on

Judges ruled in favor of Belgium in three out of four counts.

The European Court of Human Rights Tuesday ruled that Belgium did not violate the rights of a person suffering from depression by allowing her to proceed with a medically assisted euthanasia procedure...

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld Belgium's euthanasia law but ruled that the government didn't conduct a proper, independent review of the circumstances surrounding the case of a woman suffering from depression. 

European Court. / Elvira Koneva / Shutterstock.CNA Newsroom, Oct 4, 2022 / 08:53 am (CNA).The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that Belgium failed to conduct a proper investigation into the circumstances of the 2012 euthanasia of Godelieva de Troyer on the grounds of "untreatable depression." The court found there was a violation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights that everyone's right to life shall be protected by law. The landmark euthanasia case was brought to the court in Strasbourg by Tom Mortier, de Troyer's son. She died in 2012 af...