Julian Assange's health in 'dangerous' condition, say doctors

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Julian Assange's health in 'dangerous' condition, say doctors

Two clinicians who examined Assange renew calls for him to be given safe passage to hospital

Ewen MacAskill
Wed 24 Jan 2018 16.00 GMT

Julian Assange’s long stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London is having a “dangerous” impact on his physical and mental health, according to clinicians who carried out the most recent assessments of him.

The pair renewed calls for the WikiLeaks publisher to be granted safe passage to a London hospital.

Sondra Crosby, a doctor and associate professor at the Boston University’s school of medicine and public health, and Brock Chisholm, a London-based consultant clinical psychologist, examined Assange for 20 hours over three days in October.

In an article for the Guardian, they wrote: “While the results of the evaluation are protected by doctor-patient confidentiality, it is our professional opinion that his continued confinement is dangerous physically and mentally to him and a clear infringement of his human right to healthcare.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/24/julian-assanges-health-in-dangerous-condition-say-doctors

[mr_lebowski]

1. Everyone deserves healthcare ... it's that simple.

[Iahotdog]

2. Maybe he has outlived his usefulness with Putin

Somebody might have slipped him a polonium milkshake.

[dawg day]

3. Wait, he is living there for free

Eating three meals a day, protected from the wind and rain.

Maybe his health would improve if he had to go out and live on the street?

[justgamma]

4. Is he a captive there?

I thought he was there of his own free will and free to leave at any time he wants.

[dchill]

5. What kind of healthcare does Russia have?

[DetlefK]

6. And the only cure is diplomatic immunity.

[MFM008]

7. Here's something

I can decisively not care about the outcome.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. His confinement is self imposed. He could end it.