Anguished Dutch teenager, who was raped as a child, is euthanized at her request

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A Dutch teenager who suffered from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anorexia after being raped as a child was allowed to die at her home, her sister confirmed on Sunday. The End of Life Clinic in The Hague, where Noa had sought services, spells out the narrow circumstances under which doctors “may provide assisted dying,” requiring that “the patient makes a clear and autonomous request and is enduring unbearable and unendurable suffering.” A Dutch lawmaker, Lisa Westerveld, visited Noa before her death, surrounded by family and friends in her living room, and said she was struck by the teenager’s strength.

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