Netherlands widens euthanasia laws to include children under 12
The Netherlands were the first country in the world to allow euthanasia in 2002 but is the second country to widen to children under 12.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Netherlands will now allow euthanasia of terminally ill children between the ages of one and 12, according to a report by the Guardian earlier this week. The Dutch government said that this would only apply to up to 10 children a year and only for children who have no hope of recovery and who aren't helped by palliative care. “The end of life for this group is the only reasonable alternative to the child’s unbearable and hopeless suffering,” said the government in a statement.
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The Netherlands were the first country in the world to allow euthanasia in 2002 but is the second country to widen to children under 12.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Netherlands will now allow euthanasia of terminally ill children between the ages of one and 12, according to a report by the Guardian earlier this week. The Dutch government said that this would only apply to up to 10 children a year and only for children who have no hope of recovery and who aren't helped by palliative care. “The end of life for this group is the only reasonable alternative to the child’s unbearable and hopeless suffering,” said the government in a statement.
more............ https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-739852