title: Ending the life of a newborn: the Groningen Protocol.
abstract: Several criticisms of the Groningen Protocol rest on misunderstandings about how it works or which babies it concerns. Some other objections-about quality-of-life judgments and parents' role in making decisions about their children-cannot be easily cleared away, but at least in the context of Dutch culture and medicine, the protocol is acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, USA.
authors.forename: Hilde
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lindemann
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verkerk
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003657:Decision Making; D028601:Euthanasia, Active / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018447:Medical Futility; D009313:National Health Programs; D009426:Netherlands; D011788:Quality of Life