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Dutch Defend Newborn Euthanasia
Officials from the Dutch Ministry of Justice say the legislature of the Netherlands is preparing a new protocol designed to protect doctors who euthanize newborns with severe disabilities, according to Dr. Eduard Verhagen, the head of pediatrics at Groningen Hospital. - WorldNetDaily
Currently, Dutch law permits doctors to administer a lethal dose of muscle relaxants and sedatives to terminally ill patients, at their request. The Groningen Protocol, as it is known, would permit doctors to euthanize patients who, according to the opinion of these "doctors" and other medical "experts," lack "free will." This category of unfortunate individuals would include newborn babies, persons in irreversible comas and persons with severe mental retardation. - Washington Times Editorial
Simply put, two problems exist with the "progressive" Dutch practice of euthanizing patients. First, euthanasia is killing. It is proactive and, at best, prematurely ends life. Second, the Dutch version is involuntary; the doctor decides who and when and what circumstances and conditions lead to or constitute an unacceptable quality of life.
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Posted by tim at December 26, 2004 12:59 AM
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