Child euthanasia

Article summary

Child euthanasia is a form of euthanasia that is applied to children who are gravely ill or have significant birth defects. In 2005, the Netherlands became the first country since the fall of Nazi Germany to decriminalize euthanasia for infants with a hopeless prognosis and unrelievable pain. Nine years later, Belgium amended its 2002 Euthanasia Act to extend the rights of euthanasia to minors. Like adult euthanasia, there is world-wide public controversy and ethical debate over the moral, philosophical, and religious issues of child euthanasia.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1915 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378373099