Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
The is absolutely no need to have force a child to live with profound disabilities, extreme, chronic pain, or other incurable horrible conditions. I don't give a fuck how much grown adults' backs hurt or how many years they suffered with it - it' not right to force our stupid ancient middle-eastern Judeo-Christian (or other) "suffering is good" morality, and other idiotic so-called values, on innocent children that have no hope. Doctors, with the pemission of parents, have been doing it all along - this is just a way of taking away the ability of individuals and organizations (usually religous) that would like to prevent this procedure.

This is not the first time this has been in the press, and here's an article from 2004:

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/N...635477,00.html
"It is in the interest of new-borns who have to endure unbearable suffering that we draw up a nationwide protocol that allows each paediatrician to treat this delicate question with due care," said Verhagen.
The protocol would concern only about 600 infants in the world - and between 10 and 15 in The Netherlands - who are born for example without a brain, or with malformations that would require countless operations simply to achieve a temporary result that would not even relieve the child's suffering.
"These operations would not ease the pain. Moreover, the child would suffer such unbearable pain that it has to be constantly anaesthetized," said Verhagen.
The announcement re-opens the controversial question of euthanasia, which has been legal in The Netherlands since April 1 2002 for people aged 16 and above.
Groningen university hospital, with the agreement with the Dutch legal authorities, has already drawn up a document setting out the circumstances in which euthanasia of new-born babies could be justified.
The disease must be incurable and impossible to relieve using medicines or surgery, parents must give their consent, the child must have no prospects of a future and the act of euthanasia must be carried out with meticulous care
There is NO need to put a baby down! You got your opinion and I have mine! This is inhumane and NAZI like! There is always hope! Just like putting Terry Schiavo through what she did..how do you or anyone knows when a change can happen?? You don't! And it's sickening and just evil to euthanize a baby!! that has no say...And I do give a F**k about Adults with pain even if you don't..now that is my opinion....who are you? Or the people making these decisions?? God? I don't think so! And you want to call religion stupid?? Your the know it all that can be stupid! Maybe we can start euthanizing stupid people!
Shelbay Reviewed by Shelbay on . Holland to Allow Baby Euthanasia This is terrible, this is what Nazi like means. To some people human life means nothing. Think of it as Post-Partum Abortion, except it gets to happen 7 months after the baby is born. I spoke with my cousin in Amsterdam and they are horrified. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2069963,00.html Rating: 5