A young woman chose to be euthanized, and the reason why is awful

A young woman chose to be euthanized, and the reason why is awful

Amsterdam (CNA) — A Dutch woman in her 20s was euthanized after her mental health condition was declared "insufferable" by a team of doctors and psychiatrists in the Netherlands, according to recently released reports from the Dutch Euthanasia Commission.

Why? The unnamed woman was sexually abused from ages 5 to 15.

Rep. Fattah took illegal loan for Philly mayor’s race, US says
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Rep. Fattah took illegal loan for Philly mayor’s race, US says

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah took an illegal $1 million loan to prop up an ailing mayoral bid and obtained federal funds and charity grants to pay most of it back, federal prosecutors said Monday as they outlined their racketeering case on the opening day of his trial.

Fattah, a Philadelphia Democrat, went on trial just weeks after losing a primary race to retain the congressional seat he had held for two decades. The loss comes in a year that has seen his namesake son go to prison for five years in a related fraud case and his wife lose her TV anchor job after being linked to a bribery count in the indictment.

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