title: [Could infant euthanasia be ever acceptable?].
abstract: The recent enactment of a law that allows infant euthanasia in Belgium raises questions with varied answers. To contribute to a better understanding of the topic, euthanasia and legislation concepts are described. After a bioethical analysis, we propose as conclusion that children euthanasia could only be acceptable in very exceptional situations in which palliative measures have failed. The answer should be that it is not acceptable in our setting, not until we have public policies, protocols and palliative care services for terminally ill children.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Beca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leiva
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*