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[–] amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I also got a friend like that which I just met over Snapchat. I'm from Austria and I immediately started crying when I heard that. I mean good when people can choose how to go out but still sad. She's still living though and going strong 💪

[–] amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl 2 points 6 months ago

Ah and she's also from the Netherlands

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

She is really pretty, and it's sad she wants to go. However, I believe in personal agency, and if she wants to go, let her fucking go.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


A 29-year-old Dutch woman who has been granted her request for assisted dying on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering is expected to end her life in the coming weeks, fuelling a debate across Europe over the issue.

Zoraya ter Beek received the final approval last week for assisted dying after a three and a half year process under a law passed in the Netherlands in 2002.

Her case has caused controversy as assisted dying for people with psychiatric illnesses in the Netherlands remains unusual, although the numbers are increasing.

An article about her case, published in April, was picked up by international media, prompting an outcry that caused Ter Beek huge distress.

“I knew I couldn’t cope with the way I live now.” She had thought about taking her own life but the violent death by suicide of a schoolfriend and its impact on the girl’s family deterred her.

“I was on a waiting list for assessment for a long time, because there are so few doctors willing to be involved in assisted dying for people with mental suffering.


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