Arquivos de Tag: Toddler

Severely disabled toddler euthanized in the Netherlands under new rules on the controversial practice

A severely disabled 1-year-old child has been euthanized by doctors in the Netherlands, a government review board has confirmed. It is the first case reported by authorities that was guided by new rules allowing for the termination of life of seriously ill children between the ages of 1 and 12 in the European nation.  The […]

Toddler born deaf can hear after gene therapy trial breakthrough her parents call “mind-blowing”

London — One of the youngest children in the world to receive a new type of gene therapy to treat genetic deafness can now hear for the first time in her life. The family of the toddler taking part in a medical trial has called the change in their daughter “mind-blowing.” Opal Sandy, now 18 […]