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Belgian Paralympian: Ready for euthanasia but not yet

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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 September 10, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA

Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort, who shocked and saddened the world with her revelation that she wants to be euthanized, says she's not ready to die quite yet.

Vervoort said in Rio on Sunday that she's still considering euthanasia to escape a life of unbearable physical pain -- only not now.

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