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

Wrigley

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