Belgium
The Belgian Act on Euthanasia (2002)
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Chapter VI: Special Provisions
Section 14
The request and advance directive referred to in
Sections 3 and 4 of this Act are not compulsory in
nature.
No physician may be compelled to perform
euthanasia.
No other person may be compelled to assist in
performing euthanasia.
Should the physician consulted refuse to perform
euthanasia, then he/she must inform the patient and
the persons taken in confidence, if any, of this
fact in a timely manner, and explain his/her reasons
for such refusal. If the refusal is based on medical
reasons, then these reasons are noted in the
patient's medical record.
At the request of the patient or the person taken
in confidence, the physician who refuses to perform
euthanasia must communicate the patient's medical
record to the physician designated by the patient or
person taken in confidence.