Dutch doctors euthanise 29-year-old woman with depression
by Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald:
Aurelia Brouwers was physically fit but wanted to end her life due to mental illness
Doctors in Holland have performed the euthanasia of a young woman who was suffering from mental health problems.
Aurelia Brouwers, 29, who was physically fit, was given a lethal injection less than a month after winning an eight-year battle to end her life.
Her bouts of depression, she argued, made her life intolerable and led her to attempt suicide, and commit self-harm and arson.
She also suffered from a borderline personality disorder, addiction and anxiety disorders and claimed to sometimes hear voices.
She has spent nearly three years in a mental health institution and another two-and-half years in prison.
She died in the company of friends and family after announcing on Facebook just two hours earlier: “I am finally dying today.”
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