Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better

Wrigley

Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better

Wrigley

Authors

Anthony Wrigley a.wrigley@keele.ac.uk

Abstract

Belgian Paralympic athlete Marieke Vervoort, who won a silver medal in the T52 400 metre event at the 2016 Rio games, recently disclosed that she likely would already have attempted suicide if she had not been able to legally plan to undergo euthanasia. Instead, she has gone on to become a medal-winning athlete.

Acceptance Date	Sep 16, 2016
Publication Date	Sep 16, 2016
Journal	The Conversation (Website)
Keywords	suicide, euthanasia, voluntary euthanasia, assisted dying, Rio Paralympics
Publisher URL	http://theconversation.com/marieke-vervoort-and-how-the-right-to-euthanasia-can-help-some-people-to-live-better-65485