Euthanasia: 28-year-old Dutch woman to legally end her life. Here's why

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Free Press. Zoraya ter Beek, living in a small village in the Netherlands near the German border, is scheduled to be euthanised in May, the report added. The woman has been dealing with mental health issues throughout her life.

Zoraya, who has a 40-year-old boyfriend and lives with two cats, once aspired to be a psychiatrist. According to the report, she decided to be euthanised after her psychiatrist told her that they had tried everything and “there’s nothing more we can do for you. It’s never gonna get any better." ALSO READ: Govt plans life support withdrawal SOPs for terminally ill “I was always very clear that if it doesn’t get better, I can’t do this anymore," the report quoted Zoraya as saying.

According to the laws of the Dutch government, a doctor will administer a sedative, followed by a drug that will stop Zoraya’s heart. When she’s dead, a euthanasia review panel will evaluate her death to ensure the doctor adhered to “due care criteria," and the Dutch government will declare that the life of Zoraya ter Beek was lawfully ended. Zoraya’s plan is to be cremated after death.

“I did not want to burden my partner with having to keep the grave tidy," Zoraya said, as per the report. More people are deciding to end their lives while suffering from a slew of mental health problems like depression or anxiety amplified by economic uncertainty, climate change, social media and other issues, the Free Press reported. ALSO READ: New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia for terminally-ill people “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," Stef Groenewoud, a health care ethicist at Theological University