Jolanda Fun told The Sunday Times earlier this month that she would be euthanized in the Netherlands on her 34th birthday, which is today.
Jolanda Fun could become the latest person in The Netherlands to receive a doctor-assisted death for psychiatric problemsA physically healthy Dutch woman suffering from depression and other mental health difficulties says she is scheduled to be euthanized today on her 34th birthday.
Social situations would result in 'dark, overstimulation, chaos in my head, loneliness,' she said. Most of the time I just feel really s**tty. Sad, down, gloomy. People don't see it, because that's the mask I put on and that's what you learn to do in life.' In her conversation with the newspaper, she opened up more about her decision to - what she called - 'step out of life'.
Fun said she had sought therapy many times, but decided that euthanasia was her preferred course of action two years ago after speaking with a councillor. The Netherlands is one of only three countries in the EU where the practice of assisted dying is legal, with rights groups arguing it gives people battling terminal illness or crippling disease the right to end their suffering humanely.
The 2022 figure represented 5.1 per cent of all deaths in the country - but the actual number could be much higher given that research suggests around 20 per cent of euthanasia deaths are not reported, according to Dutch media. Their eligibility to end their life must also be confirmed by independent doctors, and can only be carried out according to very specific guidelines.
Assisted dying laws in the Netherlands were put under the spotlight earlier this year in a similar case to that of Jolanda Fun's. READ MORE: The saddest deaths of all: The growing trend of couples dying side-by-side at euthanasia clinics as former Dutch PM passes away 'hand-in-hand' with his wife Advertisement It is understood that a doctor will give her a sedative before administering a drug that will stop her heart.
She has decided against having a funeral and will be cremated. Her 40-year-old boyfriend, with whom she is in love, will scatter her ashes in 'a nice spot in the woods' that they have chosen together.
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