Belgian Transsexual Helped To Die After Failed Sex-Change Operations
Nathan Verhelst cited psychological suffering
A transsexual has been helped to die by doctors in Belgium, after a series of failed sex-change operations.
Nathan Verhelst, born a girl, asked for help to end his life on grounds of psychological suffering. He died in a Brussels hospital on Monday.
Two doctors concluded the 44-year-old did not have temporary depression. His case received scant media coverage.
Belgium legalised euthanasia in 2002. There were 52 cases of euthanasia on psychological grounds last year.
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a series of failed sex-change operations.
Is there any other kind?