{"id":5516,"date":"2014-09-16T06:22:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5516"},"modified":"2018-03-05T20:02:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T04:02:59","slug":"serial-murderer-and-rapist-50-given-right-to-die-under-controversial-belgian-euthanasia-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5516","title":{"rendered":"Serial murderer and rapist, 50, given right to die under controversial Belgian euthanasia laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Peter Allen<\/p>\n<p>A serial murderer and rapist has been given the right to end his life under controversial Belgian euthanasia laws, it has emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Van Den Bleeken, 50, has been behind bars for 30 years and has no hope of release because of his intensely violent urges.<\/p>\n<p>Now judges in Brussels have agreed that Van Den Bleeken can commit suicide with the help of medics.<\/p>\n<p>Jos Vander Velpen, the prisoner&#8217;s lawyer, said: &#8216;Over recent years, he has been seen by several doctors and psychologists and their conclusion is that he is suffering, and suffering unbearably.&#8217; . . . 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