A physically healthy 28-year-old Zoraya ter Beek will end her life with euthanasia, she has decided.
Zoraya ter Break Story
The woman from Netherlands who suffers from depression and has autism and a borderline personality disorder makes the decision after being told ‘there’s nothing more we can do for you’ and that ‘it’s never gonna get any better’ by her psychiatrist.
ZTB will be euthanized on the sofa in her home with her 40-year-old boyfriend by her side.
How It Will Happen
It is understood that a doctor will give her a sedative before administering a drug that will stop her heart.
Euthanasia in The Netherlands
Euthanasia has been legal in The Netherlands since 2002 for those experiencing ‘unbearable suffering with no prospect of improvement’.
After ZTB’s death, a euthanasia review committee will evaluate her case to ensure the doctor adhered to all ‘due care criteria’ and if so, the Dutch government will declare her life was lawfully ended.
Her Struggles So Far
When she was just 22, ZTB opted to get a do not resuscitate badge, something that is typically worn by elderly people.
Now, after doctors have reportedly said they cannot do anything else to help improve her mental health, she has decided she wanted to die early next month.
ZTB told The Free Press she has always been ‘very clear that if it doesn’t get better, I can’t do this anymore’.
She has decided against having a funeral and will be cremated. Her boyfriend will then scatter her ashes in ‘a nice spot in the woods’ that they have chosen together.
