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Dutch woman, Zoraya ter Beek, to be euthanized due to severe depression. Rising euthanasia cases in the West spark debates on mental health care

28-Year-Old Dutch Woman to Legally End Her Life in May.

A Dutch woman has decided to legally end her life citing her struggles with crippling depression and autism, according to a report. Zoraya ter Beek, a 28-year-old physically healthy, who lives in a small village in the Netherlands near the German border, is slated to be euthanised in May, according to the New York Post (NYP).

The Dutch woman said she decided to be euthanised after her doctors told her nothing more could be done to improve her condition.

Didn’t we use to try to prevent people who were depressed from committing suicide?

The World has turned into a Monty Python skit.

  • DankZedong A
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    6 months ago

    Dutch YouTuber/TV host Tim Hofman made a documentary about euthanasia in The Netherlands. Psychological suffering is part of the documentary as well. It’s in Dutch but it’s an interesting watch still.

    I have always been an advocate of euthanasia especially when it comes to untreatable illness. It’s also far more complicated than just announcing you want to die. I watched my grandmother suffer for what felt like an eternity before she got her request approved. She was suffering from far spread lung cancer. I think an option for these people to die in at least somewhat of a humane way is good.

    That being said the worrying increase of people with mental health issues choosing to have euthanasia is not good. Instead of acting like this is a progressive thing to do, we need to really look at ourselves as a society in which this is an actual option. I was severely depressed at one point in my life and I cannot imagine a doctor deciding I can just die if I wanted to. I still have my issues now but I’m glad I got out of it.