NEW DELHI: A physically healthy Dutch woman opted to end her life legally in May as she struggled with her mental health throughout her life.
Once dreaming of becoming a psychiatrist Zoraya ter Beek is scheduled to be euthanized in May despite being in love with her boyfriend and living with two cats. She is struggling with crippling depression, autism, and borderline personality disorder.She opted to end her life after her doctors said, “There’s nothing more we can do for you. It’s never gonna get any better,” The Free Press reported.
28-yar old Zoraya said that she was very clear that if her mental health doesn’t get better, then she can’t do this anymore.
More people are deciding to end their lives while suffering from a slew of other mental health problems like depression or anxiety amplified by economic uncertainty, climate change, social media and other issues, the Free Press reported.
Stef Groenewoud, a health care ethicist at Theological University Kampen, in the Netherlands, said that she is seeing euthanasia as some sort of acceptable option when previously it was the ultimate last resort.
“I’m seeing euthanasia as some sort of acceptable option brought to the table by physicians, by psychiatrists, when previously it was the ultimate last resort,” she said.
Even before her death, Zoraya had made a plan where she wanted her euthanize, who will stay with her in her last moments and where the cremation will take place.
“The doctor really takes her time. It is not that they walk in and say, ‘Lay down, please!’ Most of the time it is first a cup of coffee to settle the nerves and create a soft atmosphere,” she said.
“Then she asks if I am ready. I will take my place on the couch. She will once again ask if I am sure, and she will start up the procedure and wish me a good journey. Or, in my case, a nice nap, because I hate it if people say, ‘Safe journey.’ I’m not going anywhere.”
There will not be a funeral. Ter Beek, who does not have much family, said her boyfriend will scatter her ashes in “a nice spot in the woods” that they have picked out.
In 2022, there were 8,720 euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands — representing roughly 5% of all the country’s deaths and up from 4 per cent from the year prior, according to Dutch media.
Once dreaming of becoming a psychiatrist Zoraya ter Beek is scheduled to be euthanized in May despite being in love with her boyfriend and living with two cats. She is struggling with crippling depression, autism, and borderline personality disorder.She opted to end her life after her doctors said, “There’s nothing more we can do for you. It’s never gonna get any better,” The Free Press reported.
28-yar old Zoraya said that she was very clear that if her mental health doesn’t get better, then she can’t do this anymore.
More people are deciding to end their lives while suffering from a slew of other mental health problems like depression or anxiety amplified by economic uncertainty, climate change, social media and other issues, the Free Press reported.
Stef Groenewoud, a health care ethicist at Theological University Kampen, in the Netherlands, said that she is seeing euthanasia as some sort of acceptable option when previously it was the ultimate last resort.
“I’m seeing euthanasia as some sort of acceptable option brought to the table by physicians, by psychiatrists, when previously it was the ultimate last resort,” she said.
Even before her death, Zoraya had made a plan where she wanted her euthanize, who will stay with her in her last moments and where the cremation will take place.
“The doctor really takes her time. It is not that they walk in and say, ‘Lay down, please!’ Most of the time it is first a cup of coffee to settle the nerves and create a soft atmosphere,” she said.
“Then she asks if I am ready. I will take my place on the couch. She will once again ask if I am sure, and she will start up the procedure and wish me a good journey. Or, in my case, a nice nap, because I hate it if people say, ‘Safe journey.’ I’m not going anywhere.”
There will not be a funeral. Ter Beek, who does not have much family, said her boyfriend will scatter her ashes in “a nice spot in the woods” that they have picked out.
In 2022, there were 8,720 euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands — representing roughly 5% of all the country’s deaths and up from 4 per cent from the year prior, according to Dutch media.