"Jury Acquits Belgian Doctors Accused Of Illegally Euthanizing Woman With Psychiatric Issues"

"GHENT, Belgium — A jury in Belgium has acquitted three doctors who were on trial on allegations of illegally poisoning a woman who had requested to die in the midst of her struggles with ongoing psychiatric issues. Her sisters, who took the doctors to court, state that she was also dealing with depression from a broken relationship and could have received help and hope. According to the BBC, the 12-member jury deliberated for more than eight hours on Friday before deciding to clear doctors Joris Van Hove and Frank de Greef, as well as psychiatrist Lieve Thienpont. The court concluded that there was “reasonable doubt” in the case of Van Hove, who had administered the lethal injection, and that de Greef, the woman’s former doctor, was unaware that she was going to be euthanized that day. Thienpont had argued that she did everything that was required of her under the law."