EXAMINING THE GRONINGEN PROTOCOL: COMPARING THE TREATMENT OF TERMINALLY-ILL INFANTS IN THE NETHERLANDS WITH TREATMENT GIVEN IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND.

The article explores the use of the Groningen protocol over the treatment of terminally-ill infants in the U.S., England, and the Netherlands. Noted was that the Groningen protocol was established with a help of a local prosecutor after the prosecution of physicians that have euthanized infants in 2004. It refers to the cases, Kadijk and Pearson, which have illustrated the application of the Groningen protocol based on the comparisons over the treatment of terminally-ill infants.