{"id":38995,"date":"2026-06-25T02:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=38995"},"modified":"2026-06-25T02:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:30:27","slug":"first-child-under-12-dies-by-euthanasia-after-netherlands-expands-assisted-dying-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=38995","title":{"rendered":"First child under 12 dies by euthanasia after Netherlands expands assisted-dying law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A child is dead, and a country is at war with its conscience.<br \/>\nIn the Netherlands, a terminally ill child under 12 was helped to die \u2014 legally \u2014 for the first time in history. Some call it mercy. Others call it murder in slow motion, wrapped in paperwork and good intentions. The law says \u201cdignity.\u201d Critics hear \u201cdanger.\u201d Families, doctors, politicians \u2014 all are now forced to choose a side, even as the most vulnerable can no longer sp\u2026<strong>Continue Reading \ud83d\udd3d<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>In the Netherlands, the first euthanasia of a child aged between 1 and 12 is forcing the world to confront what \u201ccompassion\u201d really means. Under the new rules, a doctor, parents, and\u2014if possible\u2014the child must all face an unbearable truth: there is no cure, no relief, no future beyond constant, severe pain. Only then can life legally be ended.<\/p>\n<p>Every step is wrapped in safeguards: medical proof that no humane alternative remains, a specialized review committee of doctors, a lawyer, an ethicist, and finally the scrutiny of prosecutors. Supporters insist this is the last, hardest act of love.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents fear a line has been crossed that can never be uncrossed. 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