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HOLLAND EUTHANASING CHILDREN AS WELL AS ADULTS

Tuesday May 19, 1998 See today’s LifeSiteNews stories Send news tips HOLLAND EUTHANASING CHILDREN AS WELL AS ADULTS AMSTERDAM, May 19 (LSN) – Joop Stolk, a renowned Dutch advocate for children with mental disabilities, has exposed the chilling truth about the “progress” of legalized euthanasia in the Netherlands. Stolk told World magazine last week that euthanasia for children in now becoming acceptable, and that several cases have been detailed in scientific journals. He also said that more than 50 newborn children with disabilities are allowed to die by withholding medical care (“passive euthanasia”) every year. Dutch politicians are proposing to […]

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Tuesday May 19, 1998

HOLLAND EUTHANASING CHILDREN AS WELL AS ADULTS

AMSTERDAM, May 19 (LSN) – Joop Stolk, a renowned Dutch advocate for children with mental disabilities, has exposed the chilling truth about the “progress” of legalized euthanasia in the Netherlands. Stolk told World magazine last week that euthanasia for children in now becoming acceptable, and that several cases have been detailed in scientific journals. He also said that more than 50 newborn children with disabilities are allowed to die by withholding medical care (“passive euthanasia”) every year. Dutch politicians are proposing to give children over 12 the “right” to request euthanasia, in order to “catch up” with medical practice.

For more information, see the World article at:
https://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/05-23-98/cover_1.asp

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