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Euthanasia applied to gravely ill children
Child euthanasia is a form of euthanasia that is applied to children who are gravely ill or have significant birth defects. In 2005, the Netherlands became
Child_euthanasia
Illegal practice of intentionally ending a life against the subject's will
comatose or a child). Involuntary euthanasia is widely opposed and is regarded as a crime in all legal jurisdictions. Involuntary euthanasia has been practiced
Involuntary_euthanasia
Organized killing of mentally or physically disabled children in Nazi Germany
Child euthanasia (German: Kinder-Euthanasie) was the name given to the organized killing of mentally and physically disabled children and teenagers up
Child euthanasia in Nazi Germany
Child_euthanasia_in_Nazi_Germany
Nazi German euthanasia programme
teː fiːɐ]) is the name given to campaigns of mass murder by involuntary euthanasia which targeted people with disabilities and the mentally ill in Nazi Germany
Aktion_T4
2026 intentional death of Spanish woman
receiving euthanasia. Her request for euthanasia became a landmark case in Spain on the application of the Organic Law Regulating Euthanasia in the country
Noelia Castillo euthanasia case
Noelia_Castillo_euthanasia_case
Austrian physician (1906–1980)
children deemed to be "unworthy of life" as part of the Third Reich's child euthanasia programs (as part of the T4 Programme). However, subsequent peer-reviewed
Hans_Asperger
Intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
Euthanasia (from Greek: εὐθανασία, lit. 'good death': εὖ, eu, 'well, good' + θάνατος, thanatos, 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to
Euthanasia
Practice of intentionally ending a life without the subject's explicit informed consent
Non-voluntary euthanasia is euthanasia conducted when the explicit consent of the individual concerned is unavailable, such as when the person is in a
Non-voluntary_euthanasia
Medical experts who carried out the Action T4 euthanasia program
by the Zentraldienststelle-T4 to organize and carry out the Action T4 euthanasia program in Nazi Germany. Based on reporting forms with information about
T4-Gutachter
In the United Kingdom, both euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal. Although it is an offence to actively end a patient's life, many doctors still
Euthanasia in the United Kingdom
Euthanasia_in_the_United_Kingdom
Nazi euthanasia facility in Austria
Vienna where 789 patients were murdered under the Nazi program of child euthanasia. The clinic was established in 1940, and operated out of Am Steinhof
Am_Spiegelgrund_clinic
Laws regarding euthanasia in various countries and territories. Efforts to change government policies on euthanasia of humans in the 20th and 21st centuries
Legality_of_euthanasia
Medical protocol for child euthanasia
under which physicians can perform "active ending of life on infants" (child euthanasia) without fear of legal prosecution. The protocol was created by a committee
Groningen_Protocol
Nazi German persecution and war crimes against children
Others were subject to forced labor. Nazis established centers for child euthanasia (Kinderfachabteilung [de], lit. "pediatric specialty care units") in
Nazi_crimes_against_children
Nazi German policy of the murder of "undesirable" persons
physically and mentally ill, including: Aktion T4 (late 1939–August 1941) Child euthanasia in Nazi Germany Action 14f13 Antisemitism in health care Doctors' trial
Nazi_eugenics
Active euthanasia is illegal in Switzerland (administration by a third-party), but supplying the means for dying is legal (assisted suicide), as long as
Euthanasia_in_Switzerland
Machine allowing an individual to die quickly with minimal pain
A euthanasia device is a machine engineered to allow an individual to die quickly with minimal pain. The most common devices are those designed to help
Euthanasia_device
American adult animated sitcom
Teenage Euthanasia is an American adult animated sitcom created by Alyson Levy and Alissa Nutting for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult
Teenage_Euthanasia
Euthanasia or assisted suicide is legal in Canada under certain circumstances. Its legal form is called medical assistance in dying (abbreviated as MAiD
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_Canada
Nazi Germany. This list is primarily split up into those who performed euthanasia through the Aktion T4 campaign, to those who primarily performed experiments
List_of_Nazi_doctors
Euthanasia for mental illness involves a physician intentionally ending the life of a patient who has requested euthanasia due to a psychiatric condition
Euthanasia_for_mental_illness
Practice of medically requesting another end one's own life to spare terminal suffering
Voluntary euthanasia is the purposeful ending of another person's life at their request, in order to relieve them of suffering. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted
Voluntary_euthanasia
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands are regulated by the Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act which
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_the_Netherlands
Active euthanasia is illegal in all 50 states of the United States. Assisted suicide is legal in twelve jurisdictions in the US: Washington, D.C. and the
Euthanasia in the United States
Euthanasia_in_the_United_States
Veterinary procedure
Animal euthanasia (from Greek: εὐθανασία, lit. 'good death') is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Euthanasia methods
Animal_euthanasia
Legislation on euthanasia in Mexico distinguishes between passive and active euthanasia. Since January 7, 2008, the law allows the terminally ill —or closest
Euthanasia_in_Mexico
patients, mostly children, were murdered during World War II under the child euthanasia in Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945. The name derives from the quarries
Steinhof_(Vienna)
The law on Euthanasia in India distinguishes between active and passive euthanasia. Forms of active euthanasia, including the administration of lethal
Euthanasia_in_India
Intentional killing of human offspring
Abortion – Termination of a pregnancy Child cannibalism – Practice of eating a child or fetus Child euthanasia – Euthanasia applied to gravely ill children
Infanticide
Austrian physician (1915–2005)
Michael I. (2006). ""A Cold Wind Coming": Heinrich Gross and Child Euthanasia in Vienna". J Child Neurol. 21 (4): 342–348. doi:10.1177/08830738060210040101
Heinrich_Gross
Calendar year
Retrieved February 13, 2017. "Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia". BBC News. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 8
2014
Academic journal
employment as a result of a 2012 article she co-wrote on the ethics of child euthanasia in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Minerva then published a 2014 article
Journal of Controversial Ideas
Journal_of_Controversial_Ideas
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Spain have been legal since 25 June 2021, when the Organic Law for the Regulation of Euthanasia came into force, three
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Spain
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_Spain
Euthanasia became legal in Uruguay with the so called Muerte Digna (Spanish for 'Dignified Death Bill') which was promulgated in October 2025. It recognises
Euthanasia_in_Uruguay
American pathologist and euthanasia activist (1928–2011)
also known by the nickname "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by
Jack_Kevorkian
Homicide of a minor
Child murder, also known as pedicide, child manslaughter or child homicide, is the homicide of an individual who is a minor. In many legal jurisdictions
Child_murder
German eugenicist (1894–1981)
considered an expert on the programme of euthanasia for children and participated in the Action T4 "euthanasia" programme for the Nazis, the other two
Werner_Catel
Suicide undertaken with aid from another person
punishment Consensual homicide Euthanasia device Jack Kevorkian Legality of euthanasia List of deaths from legal euthanasia and assisted suicide Brittany
Assisted_suicide
knew about child euthanasia in Vienna during the Nazi occupation". "Was There Really a Connection Between Hans Asperger and Child Euthanasia?". "Was Hans
History_of_Asperger_syndrome
Nazi war criminal (1904–1948)
physically handicapped people in the Aktion T4 "euthanasia" programme, especially the child "euthanasia" from 1939. By a (backdated) decree of 1 September
Viktor_Brack
Slippery slope argument in euthanasia
Critics of euthanasia sometimes claim that legalizing any form of the practice will lead to a slippery slope effect, resulting eventually in expansion
Euthanasia and the slippery slope
Euthanasia_and_the_slippery_slope
German child euthanised in 1939
personal physicians, Karl Brandt, to have the child euthanized. This marked the beginning of the "euthanasia program" (Aktion T4) in Nazi Germany which ultimately
Gerhard_Kretschmar
Moral and legal concept
own lives, including the choice to kill themselves or undergo voluntary euthanasia, central to the broader notion of health freedom. This right is often
Right_to_die
were forced out by the Nazi regime and it was used as part of their child euthanasia programme. After World War II it was used as a British Military Hospital
Hostert_(Schwalmtal)
Practices of murdering their child during the first day of life
not happen, after eight weeks the child is put up for adoption.[citation needed] Abortion Baby hatch Child euthanasia Infanticide Melissa Drexler Psychiatric
Neonaticide
2006 book by Neil Gorsuch
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia is a 2006 book by Neil Gorsuch. The book presents legal and moral arguments against euthanasia and assisted suicide,
The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
The_Future_of_Assisted_Suicide_and_Euthanasia
Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
were killed during the Second World War as part of the official Nazi child euthanasia programme. When World War II broke out, Lüneburg became a target. During
Lüneburg
Nazi Party organization
physically handicapped people in the Action T4 "euthanasia" programme, especially the child "euthanasia" from 1939. By a (backdated) decree of 1 September
Hitler's_Chancellery
Roman Catholic Church document condemning euthanasia
The Declaration on Euthanasia is the Roman Catholic Church's official document on the topic of euthanasia, a statement that was issued as by the Sacred
Declaration_on_Euthanasia
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand became legal when the End of Life Choice Act 2019 took full effect on 7 November 2021. It is illegal to
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_New_Zealand
Practice of eating a child or fetus
Child cannibalism or fetal cannibalism is the act of eating a child or fetus. Children who are eaten or at risk of being eaten are a recurrent topic in
Child_cannibalism
Killing of a child to appease a tribe or deity
Child sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please or appease a deity, supernatural beings, or sacred social order, tribal, group
Child_sacrifice
Australian humanist (born 1947)
founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He campaigned successfully to have a legal euthanasia law passed in Australia's Northern
Philip_Nitschke
UK pro-assisted dying organisation
Dignity in Dying (originally The Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation Society) is a United Kingdom nationwide campaigning organisation. It is funded by voluntary
Dignity_in_Dying
Nazi doctor
German doctor, who was involved in Nazi crimes in the context of "child euthanasia". Margarete Hielscher propagated in 1930 a segregation of mentally
Margarete_Hielscher
Swiss organisation offering assisted suicide to members
"important" whilst it also gathered accusations of "pro-death" bias from anti-euthanasia pressure groups and of encouraging the view that disability was a good
Dignitas (non-profit organisation)
Dignitas_(non-profit_organisation)
German drama television series
as Georg Bessau (de), a professor who softly champions the involuntary euthanasia program Katharina Heyer as Magda Goebbels, Joseph Goebbels's wife Maximilian
Charité_(TV_series)
Non-profit organization opposing euthanasia
Ontario, Canada. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition intervened for the first time following the attempted euthanasia of a disabled child in Niagara Falls
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
Euthanasia_Prevention_Coalition
Euthanasia device using inert gas
The Sarco pod (sometimes referred to as a "suicide pod") is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand
Sarco_pod
views on euthanasia, although many moral theologians are critical of the procedure. There are many views among Buddhists on the issue of euthanasia, but many
Religious_views_on_euthanasia
Assisted suicide advocacy group
advocating legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide. It was previously known as the Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc.).
Exit_International
Legal history of euthanasia in Australia
Laws regarding euthanasia or assisted suicide in Australia are matters for state and territory governments. As of November 2025 all states and the Australian
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Australia
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_Australia
German physician and member of the Nazi Party
He eventually became critical of some aspects of Nazism, especially child euthanasia in Nazi Germany. In 1944, Degkwitz was convicted by the People's Court
Rudolf_Degkwitz
or assassination in which a party is hired to kill a person or people Euthanasia or mercy killing, killing for compassionate reasons; e.g., significant
List_of_types_of_killing
German psychologist (1886–1939)
Poppelreuter's Nazi past was only noticed by the publication of a book on child euthanasia in the Bonn children's institution in the public consciousness. In
Walther_Poppelreuter
Sce school in Hostert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
was then used by the Nazis, as Waldniel Institute, as part of their child euthanasia programme. In 1952, the Allies were establishing a new headquarters
Kent_School,_Hostert
Phrase in Nazi Germany
individuals were targeted to be murdered by the state via involuntary euthanasia, usually through the compulsion or deception of their caretakers. The
Life_unworthy_of_life
Death rate of infants and young children
Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five. The child mortality rate (also under-five mortality rate) refers to the probability of
Child_mortality
American woman physician (1837–1895)
Euthanasia Sherman Meade (September 8, 1837 – November 1, 1895) was a pioneer woman physician of the Pacific Coast. Meade was the first president of The
Euthanasia_Sherman_Meade
Euthanasia device using inert gas
A suicide bag, also known as an exit bag or hood, is part of a euthanasia device consisting of a large plastic bag with a drawcord used to die by suicide
Suicide_bag
Committing murder and suicide
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Murder–suicide
German senior Nazi Party functionary (1899–1945)
the NSDAP. He was also the SS official responsible for the Aktion T4 euthanasia program that killed more than 250,000 disabled adults and children in
Philipp_Bouhler
Medically induced suicide with help from another person
suicide is similar to, but distinct from, euthanasia (sometimes called "mercy killing"). In cases of euthanasia, another party acts to bring about the person's
Assisted suicide in the United States
Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
Swiss group against overpopulation
incorrect and some leftist critics went as far as equating it with child euthanasia in Nazi Germany. Recommendations by parties and organisations were
Ecopop
Organizer of the Aktion T4 Nazi German "euthanasia" program
ministerial matters and requests for clemency. With the beginning of the "child euthanasia" program, the first stage in the program that would become known after
Richard_von_Hegener
Novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado
The novel it also depicts the Am Spiegelgrund clinic, a center for child euthanasia in Nazi Germany, which was part of Hitler's Final Solution. Gómez-Jurado
The_Moses_Expedition
Practice of people travelling to a specific jurisdiction to die by suicide
Suicide tourism, or euthanasia tourism, is the practice of potential suicide candidates travelling to a jurisdiction to die by suicide or assisted suicide
Suicide_tourism
Indian legal case regarding euthanasia
an Indian nurse who was at the centre of attention in a court case on euthanasia after spending over 42 years in a vegetative state as a result of a sexual
Aruna_Shanbaug_case
Month of 1939
physical disability. This was the first step in the Nazi Germany's child euthanasia programme. Died: William Demaine, 80, Australian newspaper editor and
August_1939
American surgeon and eugenicist (1870–1919)
pressure from the public. What happened to Paul afterwards is unknown. Child euthanasia The Black Stork "Dr. Haiselden of Chicago Refuses to Operate to Save
Harry_J._Haiselden
2008 novel by Robert Domes
morphine and scopolamine. He was one of at least 200,000 victims of the child euthanasia program under National-socialism. Domes described Ernst Lossa's life
Fog_in_August_(novel)
Method of animal euthanasia
Cervical dislocation is a common method of animal euthanasia. It refers to a technique used in physical euthanasia of small animals by applying pressure to the
Cervical_dislocation
Incurable fatal disease
offends me", suicide devalues human life; (2) slippery slope, the limits on euthanasia gradually erode; (3) "pain can be alleviated", palliative care and modern
Terminal_illness
American oncologist and bioethicist (born 1957)
theory that opposition to euthanasia is modern. Emanuel said that for the vast majority of dying patients, "legalizing euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide
Ezekiel_Emanuel
Response to loss in humans and other animals
routines interfere with life. Certain losses, such as the death of a spouse, child, or parent, tend to carry higher risks of depression and other mental health
Grief
Homicide with the consent of the person being killed
common form of consensual homicide is assisted suicide, most commonly as euthanasia, in which terminally ill people seek assistance from their physicians
Consensual_homicide
February 13 – Belgium becomes the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill patients of any age, including infants. February 22
2014_in_politics
Unlawful killing of a human with malice
of the Council of Europe are prohibited from using the death penalty. Euthanasia, doctor-assisted suicide: the administration of lethal drugs by a doctor
Murder
Dutch mental health activist and author (2001–2019)
media reports that incorrectly attributed her eventual death to active euthanasia. Many foreign news outlets wrongfully stated Pothoven was euthanised under
Noa_Pothoven
Type of criminal offender
over 400 victims List of serial killers with health related professions Euthanasia Abuse during childbirth (including abuse by medical professionals) Vronsky
Angel_of_mercy_(criminology)
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Lists_of_unusual_deaths
Ritualistic killing, usually as an offering
modern times, but their cause of death remain controversial. In a single child cemetery called the "Tophet" by archaeologists, an estimated 20,000 urns
Human_sacrifice
2019 South Korean television series
September 7, 2019. A recurring theme throughout the series is the debate over euthanasia. Cha Yo-han (Ji Sung) is a doctor of anesthesiology. He acts strangely
Doctor_John_(TV_series)
Registering of Hereditary and Congenital Illnesses as part of the child euthanasia program. He also focused on researching "intrauterine damage to children
Berthold_Ostertag
Medication of the barbiturate type
Chancellery and directed to commence a clandestine program of involuntary euthanasia. In 1940, at a clinic in Ansbach, Germany, around 50 intellectually disabled
Phenobarbital
Diaconal institution for disabled people
stop adult euthanasia in the six killing centers. This instruction was based on the public protests of this action. However, child euthanasia continued
Scheuern_Foundation
Posthumous legal determination
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Manner_of_death
Intentional killing of one's parent(s)
the motivations and situations surrounding parricide events change as a child matures. As per the Parricide Prevention Institute, approximately 2–3% of
Parricide
American woman
Massachusetts Department of Social Services, both in the way they handle reports of child abuse as well as their policies on end-of-life care for children in their
Haleigh_Poutre
Cause of death
Dysthanasia End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome
Death_from_laughter
CHILD EUTHANASIA
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Alert child, Clever child
Boy/Male
Hindi
child.
Girl/Female
Hawaiian
child.
Girl/Female
Greek French Shakespearean
child.
Boy/Male
Native American
child.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Child 1.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Alert child, Clever child
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Form of Chilton; A Town by the River
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, British, Dutch, English, German, Norse, Swedish
Battle Maid; War; Noble
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English child ‘child’, ‘infant’ (Old English cild), in various possible applications. The word is found in Old English as a byname, and in Middle English as a widely used affectionate term of address. It was also used as a term of status for a young man of noble birth, although the exact meaning is not clear; in the 13th and 14th centuries it was a technical term used of a young noble awaiting elevation to the knighthood. In other cases it may have been applied as a byname to a youth considerably younger than his brothers or to one who was a minor on the death of his father.English : possibly a topographic name from Old English cielde ‘spring (water)’, a rare word derived from c(e)ald ‘cold’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Child.
Boy/Male
Native American
sacred child; holy child.
Boy/Male
Hindi
child.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Frenchman.
Boy/Male
Gaelic Scottish
child.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a short form of Hildebrand or other compound names with the same initial element, hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.English : from the medieval female personal name Hilda (Old English Hild), representing a short form of compound names with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’. Compare Hilliard, for example.
Boy/Male
Gaelic American Irish English French
child.
Girl/Female
Hebrew Aramaic
child.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
child.
Girl/Female
German English Anglo Saxon Norse Teutonic
noble.
CHILD EUTHANASIA
CHILD EUTHANASIA
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Famous; Glorious; Right
Biblical
he that excels
Girl/Female
Tamil
Star, Meteor, Pupil of the eye, Palms
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
A God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Weller.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Brook; Rivulet
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Fragrant
Boy/Male
Welsh
Born near the sea.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Swiss
French Form of Michael; Like the Lord
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lion King
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v. t.
To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.
a.
Pregnant; with child.
v. i.
To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others.
v. i.
To give birth; to produce young.
imp. & p. p.
of Child
n.
A female infant.
a.
Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Child
pl.
of Child
superl.
Pregnant; with child.
n.
A boy child.
n.
A noble youth. See Childe.
n.
A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
n.
A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants.
n.
A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.
n.
One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
superl.
With child; pregnant.
n.
A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling; discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assembly.
n.
A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc.
n.
A child.