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Study Reports 22 Dutch Children Killed by Doctors
A study published in the January 22 Dutch Journal of Medicine found that doctors in the Netherlands reported 22 "mercy killings" of babies born with spina bifida between 1997 and 2004.
Although the Netherlands legalized euthanasia in 2001, children under 12 were specifically exempted from the law's provisions. However, prosecutors who looked at the 22 cases did not bring charges against the doctors, deciding that they would not be convicted if brought to trial, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
According to Reuters, the doctors followed four unofficial rules when deciding that the babies should ...