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- Vervoort was a strong advocate of the right to choose euthanasia
- She suffered from an an incurable, degenerative spinal disease
Paralympian Marieke Vervoort said when the day arrived, she had signed the euthanasia papers and was prepared to end her life. That day came on Tuesday in her native Belgium, her death confirmed in a statement from the city of Diest.
Vervoort, 40, won gold and silver medals in 2012 at the London Paralympics in wheelchair racing, and two more medals three years ago in Rio de Janeiro.
Written by Associated Press
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/23/paralympic-gold-medalist-marieke-vervoort-ends-her-life-in-belgium under the title “Paralympic gold medalist Marieke Vervoort ends her life in Belgium”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
