Thu Jun 30, 2022 – 11:45 am EDT
(Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) – Dutch Health Minister Ernst Kuipers announced the government’s intention to extend euthanasia to children but without changing the law, DutchNews.nl reported Tuesday.
Kuipers intends to extend the Groningen Protocol, which currently applies to babies, to include children under the age of 12. An article by Peter McLaren Kennedy for EuroWeekly stated:
“The proposed protocol contains seven criteria for euthanasia for those between one and twelve. Doctors will have to be convinced the child’s suffering is unbearable and there is no possibility of a cure or a treatment to alleviate the pain.
The diagnosis would have to be fully discussed with the child’s parents as well as the possibility of euthanasia, for which both parents will have to give their permission.
Doctors will also discuss the procedure with the child in a way the child will understand and will only proceed if the child is in no way opposed to it.
In addition, doctors will have to consult at least one independent doctor who will be required to evaluate if all the criteria have been met before euthanasia can take place.
The concept is currently out to consultation
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