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1-year-old euthanized in the Netherlands — and committee with ghoulish name says that's just fine

theblaze.com · 2h · first reportShare

A statutory review committee in the Netherlands has issued a lengthy statement defending the "termination of life" of a 1-year-old child. The incident of euthanasia occurred late last year and involved a child described as "nearly two years old." This second group also claimed that 'there was no continuous unbearable suffering' and that 'reasonable alternative solutions existed.' The New York Times reported on the incident in June, though specifics regarding the case were then scant. At the time, Minister of Health Sophie Hermans merely acknowledged that a case for euthanizing a child between 1 and 12 had been sent to a committee for review the previous year and that a "termination of life" had followed. The horrifying, heartbreaking details have since been released by a group called the Review Committee for Late Termination of Pregnancy and Termination of Life in Newborns and Children Aged 1 to 12 Years. According to the committee, the child was born prematurely and had severe epileps