Netherlands to expand euthanasia law, allowing doctors to end lives of children under 12
The Netherlands is set to pave the way for legalized euthanasia of very young children.
According to the NLTimes Tuesday, the northwestern European nation, which already has some of the most liberal euthanasia policies in the world, is likely to expand its law to permit children ages 1-12 to be euthanized in certain circumstances. The practice is already legal for youth 12 and older and was already possible for infants in their first year of life.
The expansion requires the child being euthanized to be terminally ill....