{"id":4806,"date":"2014-02-13T23:37:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T07:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=4806"},"modified":"2018-03-05T21:01:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T05:01:46","slug":"belgium-extends-euthanasia-to-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=4806","title":{"rendered":"Belgium extends euthanasia to children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By a vote of\u00a086-44, the Belgian\u00a0House of Representatives has approved a bill to extend euthanasia to children.\u00a0 The bill had previously passed the Belgian Senate.\u00a0 The law will apply to children who have a terminal and incurable illness, are near death, and suffering &#8220;constant and unbearable physical&#8221; pain.\u00a0 Parents and health care professionals must agree, and a paediatric psychiatrist or psychologist must certify that the child has the capacity to discern that\u00a0being killed is the &#8216;best choice.&#8217; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/feb\/13\/belgium-law-extends-euthanasia-children-all-ages\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By a vote of\u00a086-44, the Belgian\u00a0House of Representatives has approved a bill to extend euthanasia to children.\u00a0 The bill had previously passed the Belgian Senate.\u00a0 The law will apply to children who have a terminal and incurable illness, are near death, and suffering &#8220;constant and unbearable physical&#8221; 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