New Delhi: Ter Beek battled depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder for over a decade. Despite seeking various treatments, she reported feeling no significant improvement in her mental well-being. A friends blog post confirmed her passing, stating she died peacefully at 1:25 pm local time with the assistance of the Euthanasia Expertise Center.A complex decisionThe Netherlands has one of the worlds most permissive euthanasia laws, allowing individuals with unbearable suffering and no prospect of improvement to choose medically assisted death. Ter Beeks decision highlights the complexities surrounding mental health and the limitations of current treatment options.Tribute to her fight on social mediaSocial media tributes poured in, with friends describing her death as humanely ending her long struggle. A screenshot of her social media profile now displays Departed in her status, reflecting her passing. Another post seemingly hints at her original intention to die on her 29th birthday, with her date of death initially written as May 2nd, 2024, and later crossed out. A symbolic image of a bird leaving a bare tree further underscored the somber news.🔥🚨DEVELOPING: Physically healthy woman, 28, dies by euthanasia after scheduling own death due to depression.Zoraya ter Beek, 28, lived in a small village in the Netherlands close to the German border and decided to take her own life with assisted suicide after finding it too… pic.twitter.com/iqWr0FR304— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) May 26, 2024A dignified endAn obituary published in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad stated that Ter Beeks death was a dignified death, which she longed for for years due to unbearable psychological suffering. She was reportedly surrounded by loved ones, including her boyfriend, at the time of her passing.
