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

by The Independent

A sex abuse victim in the Netherlands has been been allowed to undergo euthanasia via lethal injection.

The unnamed woman in her 20s had suffered sexual abuse from the age of five to 15, according to papers released by the Dutch Euthanasia Commission.

As a result of her abuse, she suffered from post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD), severe anorexia, chronic depression and hallucinations, MailOnline reports.

Despite improvements in her mental state after “intensive therapy”, Doctors believed her multiple conditions were incurable and two years ago agreed to her wish to end her life.

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