Assisted suicide is a taboo, although it has been legal in some cases since last year. A Tyrolean woman with multiple sclerosis entrusted the “Krone” with the minutes of her farewell. In it, the strong woman describes her way to a will and wants to show how difficult it is for self-determination.
“I wanted to have the possibility of a dignified departure in my own hands.” This is stated in the estate of the now deceased woman who entrusted her story to the ‘crown’. The depressing and impressive report covers eight thick pages, in which the Tyrolean – psychologist by profession – describes her last journey. A path that the seriously ill went despite much resistance and obstacles.
As the body decayed, the spirit insisted on the basic right of self-determination. As a result, the Constitutional Court lifted the ban on assisted suicide in Austria in 2020. Last year, the Death Act Decree was passed, which makes it possible for seriously or terminally ill people to claim assisted suicide.
“It never occurred to me that of all people…”
“As a young woman who is sporty and in the middle of life and is not inclined to worry hypochondriacs, it never occurred to me that I could be seriously ill,” the Tyrolean begins her story. Then came the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS for short). The woman was willing to accept and fight the challenges of the disease. “My typical saying at the time was, some people have glasses or hearing aids, I just have a little bit of MS.”
Source: Krone
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