Netherlands to legalize euthanasia for children below 12

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8 hours agoThe Netherlands, which was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia, will expand the right-to-die to include children between the ages of 1 and 12, the government announced on Friday after years of debate. ”While the Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia in 2002, the right-to-die for children below the age of 12 has been debated for years, although an exception has long existed for babies. The exception for babies is monitored by a different agency and data for 2022 has not yet been released

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