Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts

18 January 2015

Right-to-Die ~ PBS on Euthanasia in Belgium...

PBS NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports on The right to die in Belgium which...
"Has the world’s most liberal law on physician-assisted suicide, which is not just for the terminally ill. Patients with psychiatric conditions -- and now, even children -- can request euthanasia. Surveys in Belgium show overwhelming public support, and many doctors say it gives patients with constant and unbearable suffering a practical and humane way to die peacefully. But even in a country with a far-reaching acceptance, controversy still exists."

17 December 2011

Making Tracks ~ Railway Maintenance & Repair...

Companies like the Belgian Infrabel maintain & repair railroad trackage using ginormous pieces of equipment! Here's Discovery show on UK's London-Glasgow upgrade by Network Rail, Railtrack, etc (be sure to click thru all 6 segments)... Or here new track laying in KSA... Here UP builds in Nebraska, USA...