Discussion Could emotional heartbreak (not physical) qualify for Dignitas?

[TAW122]

There was a story of an elderly couple whose husband had a terminal illness and were in their 70s or 80s in age, and then flew to Dignitas (can't remember if it was from AUS or UK), many years ago, maybe early 2000's or around 2010 or so.

Anyhow, without getting too much in depth of the details, the main story was that the husband was granted the greenlight to death with dignity (due to terminal illness or so) and since the couple were bound together till death, the wife (who then would have been widowed after her husband's passing) also decided to go as well even though she was not terminally ill, but she would not (and cannot) accept not having her husband anymore, and she too, was also granted death with dignity. I don't remember if they both died at the same time, but I would imagine not too far apart in time (husband may have gone sooner then the wife follows).

Unfortunately, I could not find the article or news for it, but that isn't really the main point here. The main question that is on my mind is would heartbreak (not a physical illness like spinal cord injury, cancer, or any physical damage like loss of limb, eyesight, or what not) itself qualify (if documented enough) for Dignitas or so, or is it not a thing? Perhaps I may have misremembered something, but I do recall that there was a documentary of Dignitas (several of them) and one of them or so had a couple who both sought the service even though one of them was terminally ill while the other was not.

The main purpose of this thread is to inquire whether there was such a case in the past that was green-lighted by Dignitas, then this would imply that there may be a possibility for someone to qualify under the same, if not similar circumstances. While it may be difficult, the fact that if has happened before will at least set some precedent there for future cases. It is always a benefit to expand eligibility criteria of right to die services because the people who need it the most often do not receive it (versus those who are already on the verge of death in the foreseeable future, which is generally six months or less of life). While I have my own method to CTB, this is just something I wondered before but never knew the answer to.

 

[Forever Sleep]

That is interesting. I've never heard of this. It sounds too humane to be true to be honest. If she was also in her 80's, I wonder if she also had health complications so- qualified on those grounds.

That said- I think I've heard mention of a dual sarco pod so- maybe it's on Nitschke's mind.

Seems strange for it to be Dignitas too. I got the impression they had stricter requirements than other organisations.

Personally, I can't see it happening. Maybe for the very elderly, married for 60 years, about to be bereaved person who has health problems themselves but, as a rule- if they struggle to accept mental illness as a legitimate reason, I doubt they'd have nuch time for a broken heart.

I doubt they would have much compassion for a twenty year old who's just broken up with their first love interest, a bereaved middle aged person or an incel/ femcel who can't stand the thought of living alone though- if you were thinking the reasoning could extend.