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Dutch commission to set rules on baby euthanasia

The Netherlands is setting up a commission to regulate the practice of ending the lives of "seriously suffering" newborn babies, the government said on Tuesday, in a move critics say could allow more euthanasia.

Source: Reuters (online), November 29, 2005

Dutch Set to Expand Euthanasia Guidelines

The Dutch government intends to expand its current euthanasia policy, setting guidelines for when doctors may end the lives of terminally ill newborns with the parents' consent, The Associated Press has learned....

The new guidelines are likely to spark an outcry from the Vatican, right-to-life proponents and some advocacy groups for the handicapped who abhor the current policy that allows adult euthanasia if the patients request it and if certain conditions are met.

Source: My Way, September 29, 2005

Dutch Plan To Track Every Child from Birth

The Dutch government plans to open an electronic file on every child at birth as a tool to spot and protect the troubled kids of the future.

Source: NewsMax, September 13, 2005

Parents banned from smacking children

In a proposal that will ban the giving of disciplinary smacks, the Dutch Cabinet has decided to outlaw all forms of violence against children to combat child abuse.

Source: Expatica (online), February 14, 2005

Dutch baby euthanasia warrants no prosecution

A study published today in the Dutch Journal of Medicine reveals that doctors in the Netherlands have been killing infants born with disabilities at least since 1997, despite euthanasia of children being illegal in that country.

Source: WorldNetDaily, January 22, 2005

Dutch Euthanasia Doctors May Now Kill Perfectly Healthy Adults

The Royal Dutch Medical Association has concluded, after a three-year investigation, that Dutch doctors ought to be able to kill patients who are not ill but who are judged to be "suffering through living."

Source: LifeSite (online), January 11, 2005