Belgium set to give minors the right to die / Belgium’s parliament votes through child euthanasia

The Belgian Parliament passed a bill on the 13 February 2014 allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children without any age limit, by 86 votes to 44, with 12 abstentions. The country was one of only a handful where euthanasia was legal.

The proposal aroused strong feelings for and against the proposal in Belgium and further afield.

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BBC News, 13.02.14: Belgian MPs due to vote on child euthanasia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26165882

Euronews: Tag: Euthanasia http://www.euronews.com/tag/euthanasia/

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Deutsche Welle, 13.02.14: Belgian lawmakers vote on euthanasia for kids http://dw.de/p/1AMLd

The Guardian, 12.02.14: Belgian law on euthanasia for children, with no age limit, will be first in world http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/12/belgium-legalise-euthanasia-children-age-limit

Deutsche Welle, 13.02.14: Europe split on right-to-die regulations http://dw.de/p/1AwIN

BBC News, 13.02.14: Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615

Deutsche Welle, 13.02.14: Belgium approves assisted suicide for minors http://dw.de/p/1B8Bj

France24, 13.02.14: Belgium gives dying children right to euthanasia http://www.france24.com/en/20140213-belgium-gives-children-right-euthanasia/

The Guardian, 13.02.14: Belgium passes law extending euthanasia to children of all ages http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/13/belgium-law-extends-euthanasia-children-all-ages

Euronews, 13.02.14: Belgian MPs back bill for child euthanasia http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/13/belgian-mps-back-bill-for-child-euthanasia/

The New York Times, 13.02.14: Belgium Close to Allowing Euthanasia for Ill Minors http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/world/europe/belgium-close-to-enacting-sick-child-euthanasia-law.html

Euro|Topics, 14.02.14: Belgium legalises euthanasia for children http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2014-02-14-Belgium-legalises-euthanasia-for-children

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