A terminally ill child under the age of 12 was euthanized in the Netherlands last year, marking the first known case since the country expanded its euthanasia laws in 2024 to include children aged one to 12 who are terminally ill with no prospect of improvement. Dutch Health Minister Sophie Hermans disclosed the case in a June letter to parliament alongside the annual report from the committee reviewing late-term abortions and medically assisted deaths of children. Prosecutors are now reviewing whether the doctor followed all legal requirements. The government has not released the child’s exact age, gender, or specific medical condition, citing privacy. The euthanasia was said to have been carried out because the child faced “unbearable suffering with no prospect of improvement” that had…
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