Controversial: a former victim of child sex abuse granted euthanasia May 19, 2016 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 951 |
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She was only in her twenties, but chose to take her own life under the liberal euthanasia laws allowed under Dutch law.
After suffering childhood sexual abuse from the age of 5 to 15, the victim, who has not been named, suffered Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder, chronic depression and severe anorexia which doctors judged to be incurable.
Details of the case have been released by the Dutch Euthanasia Commission and show she was given a lethal injection last year,
despite temporary improvements to her mental state two years ago after intensive therapy.
Her psychiatrist said ‘there was no prospect or hope for her. The patient experienced her suffering as unbearable’.
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The papers said that the woman, who was killed last year, had post-traumatic stress disorder that was resistant to treatment. Her condition included severe anorexia, chronic depression and suicidal mood swings, tendencies to self-harm, hallucinations, obsessions and compulsions.
She also had physical difficulties and was almost entirely bedridden.
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