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Headline has been changed to: "An anguished Dutch teenager, who was raped as a child, dies after euthanasia request." They've also tacked a 'clarification' to t
by spangry 7y ago
Headline has been changed to: "An anguished Dutch teenager, who was raped as a child, dies after euthanasia request." They've also tacked a 'clarification' to the bottom of the article: "An earlier version of this story reported that Pothoven’s death came via euthanasia. It is unclear whether doctors assisted her in death, though she earlier requested their help."
Sloppy work by the Washington Post.
- Filligree 7y agoIt's not at all unclear. They did not. She requested euthanasia, was denied, attempted suicide on several occasions, was hospitalized, was forcibly put in a mental hospital, and finally decided to stop eating and drinking. Again. The doctors decided there was no point in persisting, and there are also rules against forcible treatment. So instead of letting her suffer as she died, they provided painkillers. Not enough to kill her, mind. It's a terrible tragic story, but everyone involved (except perhaps the girl) seems to have made the best choice they had.