{"id":38054,"date":"2023-06-28T16:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T23:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cww7news.com\/?p=38054"},"modified":"2023-06-28T16:14:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T23:14:31","slug":"netherlands-euthanizing-autistic-and-intellectually-handicapped-people-researcher-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cww7news.com\/netherlands-euthanizing-autistic-and-intellectually-handicapped-people-researcher-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands euthanizing autistic and intellectually handicapped people, researcher finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Netherlands programs have euthanized<\/a> otherwise healthy individuals with autism and intellectual handicaps in recent years, researchers have found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Five individuals under the age of 30, who cited autism as a factor in their decision to seek legal euthanasia, are among the cases reviewed by specialists at the U.K.’s<\/a> Kingston University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Factors directly associated with intellectual disability and\/or ASD were the sole cause of suffering described in 21% of cases and a major contributing factor in a further 42% of cases,” Kingston University’s report on the issue found.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n The study noted that in many cases, doctors determined there was “no prospect of improvement” for intellectually challenged individuals because there is no treatment for their handicap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Reasons for the EAS [euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide] request included social isolation and loneliness (77%), lack of resilience or coping strategies (56%), lack of flexibility (rigid thinking or difficulty adapting to change) (44%) and oversensitivity to stimuli (26%). In one-third of cases, physicians noted there was \u2018no prospect of improvement\u2019 as ASD and intellectual disability are not treatable,” the study reads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n