BELGIUM — A transsexual in Belgium chose to die by euthanasia after a sex change operation to complete his transformation into a man left him a ‘monster’.
MailOnline reports that Nathan Verhelst, 44, died yesterday afternoon after being allowed to have his life ended 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 went horribly wrong.
In the hours before his death he told Belgium’s Het Laatse Nieuws, “I was ready to celebrate my new birth. 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.”
Verhelst left a farewell letter to his family explaining his decision.
Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since 2002.
Belgium recorded a record number of 1432 cases of euthanasia in 2012, up 25 per cent from the previous year. Euthanasia carried out by doctors is only legal in three European countries, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
How very sad.
heartbreaking
Good Grief! Gender confusion at it’s worse!! Poor soul. Breaks my heart.