Child euthanised in Netherlands

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A child under 12 in the Netherlands has been euthanised for the first time since assisted suicide provisions were expanded nationally in 2024 in a move described as “an abject failure of the state in safeguarding the vulnerable.”

It is reported that details are not known about the boy’s condition, other than that he was seriously unwell. According to Evangelical Focus, the news that the first Dutch child younger than 12 had died in such fashion was confirmed in a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives from Health, Welfare and Sport Minister Sophie Hermans.