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| Subject: Belgium allows euthanasia for terminally ill children but won't allow them to have sex... go figure Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:36 pm | |
| Belgium became the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of any age when its lower house of parliament passed new "right-to-die" legislation by a large majority.
The law goes beyond Dutch legislation that set a minimum age of 12 for children judged mature enough to decide to end their lives. It has popular support in Belgium, where adult euthanasia became legal in 2002.
In the Chamber of Representatives, 86 members voted in favour, 44 against and 12 abstained. Most opposition parties supported it, as well as the governing socialists and liberals.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/belgium-allows-euthanasia-for-terminally-ill-children-20140214-hvcb9.html#ixzz2tFSGvxva |
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