Euthanasia at 17, after being raped | No to …

A 17-year-old Dutch girl, victim of badual violence, died in Arnhem after obtaining euthanasia. Noa Pothoven was suffering from anxiety and depression. She therefore told the Dutch state the possibility of ending her life. On Sunday, the girl died at the clinic where she was hospitalized for six months, accompanied by her mother.

Noa was badually badaulted by her cousin at the age of 11. She was again mistreated twice at the age of 14. The experience of rape left with serious consequences: depression, anorexia and post-traumatic stress. He did not agree with the proposed electroshock treatment. Through social networks, the young woman made her decision one day before her death.

Winning or learning is the testimony in the form of a book that you left with the story of your experience as a rape victim. "I was thinking for a moment about whether or not to share this, but I decided to do it anyway, which may come as a surprise to some, given my hospitalization literature, but my plan is not impulsive. years of fighting, I am exhausted.I have stopped eating and drinking for a while and, after many discussions and evaluations, I decided to give up because my suffering is unbearable ", he wrote on the social network. "In this case, love is abandoned," he said in a publication in which he asked his supporters not to try to convince her to give up.

The Netherlands legalized euthanasia in 2002. They were the first European country to do so. It is applied in cases of people with an incurable or terminal illness, or who have an unbearable condition, such as Noa. The law states that the application must be voluntary and that the applicant has no prospect of improvement.

In case of psychological suffering, there must be two doctors who issue the notice. In the case of minors, they may request it with the consent of their parents, aged 12 to 16, and without consent between 16 and 17 years, although they participate in the final decision. In the Netherlands, deaths due to euthanasia in 2017 accounted for 4% of the total, or about 6,500 people.