Sex abuse victim in her 20s allowed by doctors to choose euthanasia due to ‘incurable’ PTSD

This article raises interesting questions around who has the right to euthanasia. Often people think of elderly or people with illnesses such as cancer as those “worthy” of euthanasia. What of those with psychological trauma? Furthermore, who gets to decide whether a person is worthy of legally ending their own life?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sex-abuse-victim-in-her-20s-allowed-by-dutch-doctors-to-undergo-euthanasia-due-to-severe-ptsd-a7023666.html


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