Reports have emerged that Zoraya ter Beek, a young woman from the Netherlands, died on 22 May by euthanasia. She was 29 years old.
In the weeks leading up to her death, Zoraya found herself in a media storm. She became at once an object of pity and of judgement. Some called her brave, many called her selfish. Most of us simply couldn’t understand; she was physically healthy and seemingly had a support network. How could someone so young want life to end so desperately?
As reported by The Free Press, she dealt with depression, autism and borderline personality disorder. And according to a Guardian article from just days before her death, "she embarked on intensive treatments, including talking therapies, medication and more than 30 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)".
