Netherlands to Allow Euthanasia for Terminally Ill Children

Dutch Public Health, Welfare and Sport minister Ernst Kuipers speaks during a debate on acute care in the House of Representatives in The Hague, on Nov. 9, 2022. Phil Nijhuis/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

The Netherlands has said it will broaden its euthanasia regulations to allow doctors the ability to end the lives of terminally ill children between 1 and 12 years old.

The rule change is an adjustment of an existing protocol and doesn’t require parliamentary approval.