Dutch girl, 17, who wanted to be euthanised after trauma of childhood sex attack died after she stopped eating and drinking under medical supervision

Jun 6, 2019 by Jill

from Mailonline:

A Dutch teenager who was traumatised by a childhood sex attack starved to death at home after medics allowed her to refuse food and drink, it emerged today.

Noa Pothoven, 17, who wrote a book about her long battle with anorexia, severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, died on Sunday.

Medics supervised Noa, from Arnhem, after agreeing she could stop eating and drinking – but did not actively euthanise her, a Dutch minister and an end-of-life clinic said today.

‘We are in touch with her family, who have told us that, despite international media reports to the contrary, there is no question of euthanasia in this case,’ Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said in a statement.

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