26-Year-Old Woman Chooses to Die on Her Own Terms
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- Annaliese Holland, a woman in her mid-20s from South Australia, says she expects to die within a few months.
- She received permission for assisted suicide after years of battling a rare autoimmune disease.
- Holland once opposed the option but changed her view after the disease devastated her life.
Annaliese Holland has barely reached her mid-20s, yet she knows her life will end within a few months. The young woman from South Australia has received approval for assisted suicide after years of struggling with a rare autoimmune disease.
She once opposed the possibility of assisted suicide. The devastating effects of her illness changed her view of a person’s right to choose how life ends.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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