Belgium to debate giving children right to euthanasia

By Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian lawmakers will on Wednesday vote on whether to support a proposed new bill to give extremely sick children the right to euthanasia, a move certain to fan the divisive debate on the practice worldwide. The new bill would make Belgium the first country to remove the age limit for the procedure - though it would insist parents have a role in their child's decision to die. "We want to provide the freedom of choice, also to minors who are able to make up their own mind," said one of the bill's backers, Jean-Jacques De Gucht, from the Flemish liberals, who form part of the ruling coalition.



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