Catalina Giraldo, a 30-Year-Old Colombian Woman Who Applied for Euthanasia for Mental Health Disorders, Died
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Her case started a debate on psychic conditions; she had been diagnosed with depression, personality-limit disorder, and anxiety disorder more than 10 years ago.
Catalina Giraldo suffered from a complex psychiatric condition more than a decade ago Courtesy of Catalina Giraldo and DescLAB The Colombian psychologist Catalina Giraldo, 30 years old, spent the last decade of her life living with intense suffering and going through different treatments to try to live with him. She had been diagnosed with Major Severe and Persistent Depressive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Anxiety Disorder. Gira…
Catalina Giraldo, a 30-year-old Colombian psychologist, died on July 9 after accessing the euthanasia procedure after an extensive judicial battle for justice to recognize her right to a dignified death. Her case became one of the most resonant in Colombia because she was linked exclusively to mental health conditions and opened a debate on access to medical care to die and euthanasia in people with psychiatric disorders. The young woman had liv…
Catalina Giraldo, a 30-year-old Colombian psychologist who died through euthanasia after a prolonged struggle against mental health disorders, left an emotional message hours before the procedure. In an interview revealed in the last few hours, she assured that she faced the decision with serenity and expressed that she was relieved to know that her suffering would have an end. "I feel very calm. Many years ago I did not feel this tranquility. I…
30-year-old psychologist dies of euthanasia in Colombia after diagnosis of severe depression and other disorders
His case reopened the discussion on access to death assisted by psychic suffering. Diagnosed with depression, personality-limit disorder and anxiety since the age of 20, he fought a long judicial battle against the health system. Read more
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