Commentary In May 2003, the “International Trade and Business Law Annual,” of which I was founding Editor-in-Chief, published an article on Belgium’s new euthanasia laws, which were passed on May 28, 2002. Written by Prof. Walter De Bondt of the University of Ghent, it provided an overview of one of the earliest iterations of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) law—only the Netherlands’ predated the Belgians. The Belgian Act on Euthanasia, which entered into force on Sept. 22, 2002, defines euthanasia in Article 2 as “intentionally terminating life by someone other than the person concerned, at the latter’s request.” Article 14 explicitly states that a medical practitioner may not be compelled to perform euthanasia. Article 15 indicates that “A person who dies as a result of euthanasia performed in accordance with the conditions specified in the Euthanasia Act, is considered to have died from a natural cause with regard to the execution of agreements …