A case has been filed with the European Court of Human Rights protesting Belgium’s euthanasia laws as a breach of the rights to life and to family life which are both protected under the European Convention on Human Rights. The case was filed on behalf of a Belgian national whose mother was euthanised without his knowledge or any of his siblings while she was suffering severe mental health problems. A spokesperson for ADF International, who filed the case, said international law has never established a so-called ‘right to die.’ On the contrary, it solidly affirms a right to life – particularly for the most vulnerable among us. “We will be judged as a society by how we care for our most vulnerable”, he said. Commenting specifically on Belgium’s law, Robert Clarke, Director of European Advocacy for ADF said “The slippery slope is on full public display in Belgium and we now see the tragic consequences. More than five people per day are euthanized. And that may yet be the tip of the iceberg. Belgium has set itself on a trajectory that – at best – implicitly tells its most vulnerable that their lives are not worth living”.