In 2005 the Netherlands passed a law that allows parents to choose to intentionally end the lives of their newborns, provided that five criteria, including the presence of unbearable suffering, are met. If we assume that newborns are persons, such a law has its basis in natural law theory.

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Natural law theory, traditionally associated with the idea that certain moral principles are inherent in human nature and can be understood through reason, typically opposes the intentional ending of innocent human life. The law described, allowing the intentional ending of a newborn's life under certain conditions, would more likely conflict with natural law theory's emphasis on the preservation of human life as a fundamental good.

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