
44 years old Belgian transsexual
Nathan Verhelst, chose to die yesterday by euthanasia after a botched sex
change operation to complete his transformation from a woman into a man left
him a 'monster'.
He allowed doctors to inject him with a lethal injection which killed him, on the grounds of
'unbearable psychological suffering'.
Born a girl named Nancy, his transformation into a man began with hormone therapy in 2009, followed by a mastectomy and finally an operation to construct a penis last year.
But the procedures did not go according to plan.
In the hours before his death he told Belgium's Het Laatse Nieuws: He allowed doctors to inject him with a lethal injection which killed him, on the grounds of
'unbearable psychological suffering'.
Born a girl named Nancy, his transformation into a man began with hormone therapy in 2009, followed by a mastectomy and finally an operation to construct a penis last year.
But the procedures did not go according to plan.
I was the girl that nobody wanted.
While my brothers were celebrated, I got a storage room above the garage as a
bedroom.
'If only you had been a boy', my mother complained.
I was tolerated, nothing more.
'I was ready to celebrate my new birth (as a man). But when
I looked in the mirror, I was disgusted with myself. My new breasts did not
match my expectations and my new penis had symptoms of rejection. I do not want
to be... a monster.'
His family
learned of his decision this morning via a farewell letter.
Euthanasia carried out by doctors at the request of a patient is only legal in three European countries, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Euthanasia carried out by doctors at the request of a patient is only legal in three European countries, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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