Woman, 29, explains why she wants to end her life as she is granted euthanasia approval (2024)

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Who is the healthy 29 year old to be euthanized? ›

29-year-old Zoraya ter Beek's life was terminated last week after waiting three years for final approval for her euthanasia, which is legal in the Netherlands if the patient is deemed to be experiencing "unbearable suffering with no prospect of improvement."

Dutch woman, Zoraya ter Beek, to be euthanized due to severe depression. Rising euthanasia cases in the West spark debates on mental health care. A Dutch woman has decided to legally end her life citing her struggles with crippling depression and autism, according to a report.

Vanessa Etienne is an Emerging Content Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. A 33-year-old woman in the Netherlands opened up about her decision to end her life with euthanasia on April 25, her 34th birthday, rather than living with her mental health struggles.

Those in favour of euthanasia argue that a civilised society should allow people to die in dignity and without pain, and should allow others to help them do so if they cannot manage it on their own. They say that our bodies are our own, and we should be allowed to do what we want with them.

Zoraya ter Beek, a Dutch citizen passed away by assisted suicide. While she was physically healthy, various mental health issues had affected her to what seemed like a point of 'no return'. A young Dutch woman passed away in a form of assisted suicide despite being physically healthy.

Physically healthy Dutch woman, 28, decides to be euthanized due to crippling depression. A physically healthy, 28-year-old Dutch woman has decided to legally end her life due to her struggles with crippling depression, autism and borderline personality disorder, according to a report.

Jan and Els were married for almost five decades. In early June, they died together after being given lethal medication by two doctors. In the Netherlands, this is known as duo-euthanasia. It's legal, and it's rare - but every year, more Dutch couples choose to end their lives this way.

A 28-year-old Dutch woman is slated to be euthanized next month because of her struggles with mental illness after her psychiatrist said her condition will never improve. Zoraya ter Beek lives in a nice house in a small Dutch town near the German border with her boyfriend and two cats.

In order to marry in the Netherlands, at least one of the partners must be a Dutch national or resident in the Netherlands.

Many vets give the pet a shot of sedative before the euthanasia drug. The vet will explain to you what they are doing and where they are giving the shot. Some vets only use a sedative if the pet is frightened or can't relax. The shot may sting a little bit, and the drug can have side effects.

What is passive euthanasia? ›

Passive euthanasia: intentionally letting a patient die by withholding artificial life support such as a ventilator or feeding tube. Some ethicists distinguish between withholding life support and withdrawing life support (the patient is on life support but then removed from it).

After the euthanasia drug has been injected, your pet will immediately become deeply and irreversibly unconscious as the drug stops brain function. Death is quick and painless.

The euthanasia solution is usually a barbiturate- the same class of drugs used for general anesthesia. At a much higher dose, this solution provides not only the same effects as general anesthesia (loss of consciousness, loss of pain sensation), but suppresses the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

According to this relatively simple idea, sometimes life is actually less preferable than death. On such occasions, when quality of life is so dreadful that a person would be “better off” dead, then euthanasia would be morally justifiable.

Arguments for euthanasia

Some arguments in favour of euthanasia include: Human beings should have the right to be able to decide when and how they die (self-determination). Euthanasia enables a person to die with dignity and in control of their situation.

For active euthanasia, four conditions must be met: the patient must be suffering from unbearable physical pain; death must be inevitable and drawing near; the patient must give consent.

For example, if your pet's quality of life is seriously impaired by an injury or disease that cannot be treated or requires more care than you and your family can provide, then euthanasia may be the right decision. Quality of life is important for pets and people alike.

In companion animal practice, convenience euthanasia (euthanasia of a physically and psychologically healthy animal) is recognized as one of the most difficult situations. There is little published on veterinary perceptions of the consequences of convenience euthanasia.

Problem. California has now become the #1 State for most animals euthanized in shelters in America and the #1 State in the homeless animals population.