In the September 2005 issue of Pediatrics, Verhagen and Sauer1 again discuss their
proposed protocol for euthanizing certain sick neonates. These rules, known as the …

Abstract Introduction: The Netherlands has pioneered the implementation of
recommendations and laws regulating voluntary active euthanasia. Since 2002 it has …

Despite tremendous advances in medical care for critically ill newborn infants, caregivers in
neonatal intensive care units still struggle with how to approach those patients whose …

Few topics in contemporary bioethics are likely to generate as much controversy as the
various practices lumped together under the collective heading of pediatric euthanasia. To …

Despite advances in the care of infants, there remain many newborns whose medical
conditions are incompatible with sustained life. At times, healthcare providers and parents …

The recent increase in reporting of passive euthanasia of defective newborn infants has not
been accompanied by extensive analysis of the legality of the practice or the …

Voluntary active euthanasia for adults at their explicit request has been legal in Belgium and
the Netherlands since 2002. ‍ In those countries, acceptance of the practice for adults has …

The Dutch rules governing neonatal euthanasia, known as the Groningen Protocol, require
parental consent for severely disabled infants with poor prognoses to have their lives …

Withholding and withdrawing of intensive care of severely ill newborns may occasionally be
needed when there is severe injury and extremely poor prognosis. In such cases, strict …

The practice of medicine is rife with ethically challenging situations. Two areas of medicine
particularly lend themselves to this type of challenge:(a) pediatrics, which abounds with …