Belgium's marieke vervoort poses upon getting the silver medal for the women's 400 m (t52) of the rio 2016 paralympic games at the olympic stadium in rio de janeiro on.

Paralympic athlete euthanasia. For a few hours, she's the life and soul of the party. Marieke vervoort, a silver medalist in the 400. Marieke vervoort, 40, a decorated international athlete in the paralympics, ended her life oct.

Belgian paralympic athlete marieke vervoort, who won gold and silver in london, says she is considering euthanasia after the rio olympics as the pain she suffers is hard to. A belgian paralympic athlete who suffers from an incurable spinal disease plans to put off her assisted suicide, at least for now. It became one of the most emotional assignments — and.

22 through euthanasia in her native belgium. Sep 13, 2016, 11:30 am edt. Belgian paralympic athlete marieke vervoort admitted last night that without the prospect of euthanasia she would already have taken her own life.

Vervoort’s comments can be contrasted with those of the british. Belgian wheelchair racer marieke vervoort says her suffering from a degenerative spinal disease is too. Paralympic athlete marieke vervoort will eventually die by euthanasia, but not anytime soon.

Paralympic athletes rarely enjoy anything close to mainstream renown, but vervoort captivated belgian sports fans with her displays of power on the track and charmed them with. Lesbian athlete ‘thinking about euthanasia’ after rio paralympics. I spent nearly three years photographing the paralympic athlete marieke vervoort as she prepared to die by choice.

Best known for winning gold in the. The possibility that, once the games were over, an athlete might seek euthanasia, sits uneasily with this theme. Vervoort, who won a silver.