The Netherlands Minister of Health, Ernst Kuipers, announced on June 27, 2022 that the government plans to approve a protocol to permit child euthanasia in October.

The Netherlands euthanasia law currently permits euthanasia for children as young as 12, when parents or guardians consent; the Groningen Protocol permits euthanasia for disabled newborns. People over the age of 16 are considered adults and can consent to euthanasia.

The Massachusetts state legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health voted to approve assisted suicide bill S.1208/H.1926 (note: the bill was amended and is now S.2745).