Some anorexia patients want the right to die. A few doctors are willing to listen

 “An oft-cited 2002 article created what’s been nicknamed the rule of thirds: one-third of those with anorexia recover completely, one-third improve and one-third remain chronically ill or die.

Just as importantly, studies have found that the likelihood of recovery hasn’t changed over the past 50 years. The mortality rate of chronic anorexia has been pegged as high as 20%. While many succumb to the physiological effects of starvation, a substantial proportion of people with anorexia take their own lives. Compared with similarly aged peers, women with anorexia were 56.9 times more likely to die by suicide, according to another study.”
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