The child was born prematurely at 26 weeks and suffered from severe, non-treatable conditions, including cerebral palsy, severe visual impairment, and medication-resistant epilepsy .
A child with severe brain damage has become the world's youngest person to die from euthanasia - not all the doctors agreed it was the right decision .
In June 2026, Health Minister Sophie Hermans of Netherlands publicly confirmed that a child under the age of twelve had died by euthanasia at the end of 2025 because of severe illness.
Following first euthanasia of a minor between 1 and 12 in the Netherlands, medical ethics expert Cardinal Wim Eijk challenged the practice.
EADaily, September 22nd, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV has clearly condemned every form of active euthanasia.