Youth Psychiatric Euthanasia in the Netherlands (Dutch Suicide Data)
The Netherlands has practiced euthanasia for mental suffering since the early 2000s, and the procedure has expanded rapidly among young people. Between 2020 and 2024, euthanasia procedures for individuals under 30 rose sixfold — from 5 to 30 cases per year — now representing over 9% of all premature deaths (suicide + assisted dying) in …