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Seems awfully young to be able to make such a decision. Imagine if she had decided not to go through with it, and 5-10 years later realized that there is happin

by sgt 7y ago

Seems awfully young to be able to make such a decision. Imagine if she had decided not to go through with it, and 5-10 years later realized that there is happiness in life and she had essentially dodged a bullet. This also makes me wonder if she had essentially a mental illness, triggered by the abuse and depression, and that this could have been treated (at least to some degree).

aequitas 7y ago
She was suffering from mental illness and was seeking help, but to no avail. Maybe it's a failing in the Dutch healthcare system with lack in extreme cases like hers which drove her to this decision. There is a detailed interview (Dutch) here: https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/noa-is-16-maar-klaar-met-het-leven~a18cf901/ https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/noa-is-16-maar-klaar-met-het-le... From the sources I've gathered she was not assisted with suicide, but nobody intervened (eg: forced feeding) with here attempt to starve to death.