Child under 12 years old is euthanised in the Netherlands for the first time after law change– www.thesun.co.uk
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A CHILD under the age of 12 has been euthanised in the Netherlands for the first time.
The child’s death was disclosed in a letter to parliament by Dutch Health Minister Sophie Hermans.
The euthanasia was carried out at the end of last year, although no further details have been released.
Euthanasia for terminally ill children aged between one and 12 has been legal in the Netherlands for the past two years.
Before the change, the procedure was only permitted for newborn babies in exceptional circumstances and for children aged 12 and over.
Former Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said the law would help “a small group of terminally ill children in agony with no hope of recovery and unbearable suffering”.
