First child under 12 dies

In a quiet Dutch hospital room, a family watched their child gently slip away—not from illness, but from a legally sanctioned act of mercy.

The expanded assisted-dying law requires that every alternative be exhausted first: no cure, no relief from unending pain, no palliative care to make life tolerable.

Only then, with the agreement of doctors, parents, and—where possible—the child, can euthanasia proceed.

Yet the decision does not escape intense oversight; a special review panel of physicians, a lawyer, and an ethicist examines every case before prosecutors confirm legal compliance.

Supporters celebrate it as a dignified release from unbearable suffering, while critics warn that an irreversible line has been crossed.

Somewhere between these opposing views lies a small, silent grave—and a world still divided.

The lingering question remains: was this an act of deep love, or something beyond forgiveness?